Update: Nora has interviewed Steven Schkolne. Listen here.
Update 2: According to fire protection engineer Arie Friedman, putting ethernet cables in a clothes dryer is a potential safety risk. We suggest you find another way to tangle your cables.
Quick. Look behind your computer.
Do you see a writhing, disorganized rat’s nest of cables?
On Monday, Nora will interview Steven Schkolne, creator of speedcabling, which makes untangling those cables into a sport. You can check out video of a speedcabling match on YouTube.
As inspiration, we want to see the tangled web of wires beneath your desk. Email photos of your rat’s nest to spark@cbc.ca, or submit them to the Spark Flickr pool. One lucky listener will walk away with a spiffy Spark bag.
Original photo by gruzuk.
Cool piece. I remember back in my audiophile days I read an interview with actor/model Fabio (” I can’t believe it’s not butter”)and he said that he plugs and unplugs his stereo equipment cables as a means of calming himself. Spooky. Anyway I didn’t have any look tracking down the article but I did find this:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/fabio-an-av-geek-not-quite-223869.php
Thanks, J! Wow, collecting laserdiscs! Who knew that Fabio had such geek cred?