On 2021-03-09 1:15 p.m., micky wrote:
Fun Facts

If you wind the cord from your earbuds into a circle, they always get
tangled when you try to use them.

If you fold them over and over until they're short enough to put where
you want them, they unfold with much less gangling than the method
above. At least in my experience.


There must be some branch of science or math or industry that deals with
stuff like this. Anyone know?


I can tell you from long experience as a racing sailor, if you want to
ensure a halyard, sheet or other line runs free when you need it to, you
toss it into a loose pile; only making sure that the bitter end isn't
beneath the pile but rather off to the side.

Sure, we coiled lines for putting the boat away, but never when actually
using them.