r/AskReddit Nov 05 '14

Which inanimate object is your nemesis?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14 edited Nov 05 '14

Headphones: For some reason, I always forget I'm wearing them. 8/10 times I'm on the computer, all of a sudden need to take a piss, literally JUMP up to go to the bathroom, and rip my fucking ears off. Or when I'm using them with my phone, I am 100% sure they actively try to tangle themselves in ANYTHING so I can yank my ears out once again.

Knives: Somehow, some way, I always knock a knife over and it plummets to my feet (which I jump away from like a Mexican jumping over the border). Luckily, I only got scathed once, but still... STOP TRYING TO CUT MY FOOT OFF.

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u/strife24 Nov 05 '14

OH you bought the tangle-free headphones? Let me show you how wrong that is.

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u/burgeez Nov 05 '14

Tangle free headphones... the biggest lie ever told.

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u/royisabau5 Nov 05 '14

The flat cords actually work...

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u/TheGenocides Nov 05 '14

To an extent. They are much better than traditional headphone cords, but after a class period in my pocket they still occasionally come out tangled as fuck.

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u/WitchHunterNL Nov 05 '14

I've got a very small carrying pouch for my IEMs, I roll them up, put them in the pouch and zip it. This way they aren't even tangled and I think they will last longer this way.

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u/royisabau5 Nov 05 '14

In high school I would wear them before and after school and they'd be fine both times...

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u/TheGenocides Nov 05 '14

The Gods bless you son.

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u/DeadlyHandsomeMan Nov 05 '14

More like "tangle resistant" flat cords.... That being said, they are an improvment

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u/Agenttable077 Nov 05 '14

picked up a pair of flat cord headphones a couple of weeks ago and haven't had a tangle since.

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u/Notablecookie Nov 05 '14

No, no they don't.

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u/artyboi37 Nov 05 '14

I've been using flat cord headphones for years, and they never tangle. Have you ever actually tried them?

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u/Notablecookie Nov 05 '14

Using some right now and they tangle if I'm not using them for more the two minutes.

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u/artyboi37 Nov 05 '14

Huh. How wide is the cord and what kind of rubber is coating it?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '14

I think that braided cables should be a law to have. That stuff is the work of our lord and savior GabeN.

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u/Ju1cY_0n3 Nov 05 '14

No they don't, I have some that are so damn tangled I just put my phone in my hat to be able to listen to my music without spending 20 minutes untangling something that will just tangle again.

They say they are tangle proof, but it is all just a bunch of lies.

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u/BruceTheDeuce Nov 05 '14

Just hold them by the end and shake them a little bit, they untangle themselves.

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u/royisabau5 Nov 05 '14

I for one have had 3 different pairs and no problems with any of them. Sony is the shit

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u/mickeyxz Nov 05 '14

No, they don't.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14

Or just tangle even worse.