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To think that curled up cables could save our planet and all the little creatures that dwell therein.

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BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 18:55

How long do you spend uncurling curled up cables by hanging them upside down and letting the heavy thing slowly rotate and uncurl?

Studies show* that watching the curly cables slowly unfurl can lead to feelings of personal wellbeing that surpass even the act of penetration of a fresh coffee jar with a spoon.

Why does this matter? Because #Wellness matters and if we’re all (High flyers, politicians and Joe Public alike) busy watching things unfurl then no one is going to have time to start wars, oppress minorities and argue about LTN’s.

Furthermore if we are busy watching a communal unfurlment then all the plants and animals that didn’t ask us to bugger up their planet could just get on with making it better.

Bring in government sponsored twisted cables tomorrow!

*fact

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 13/03/2026 18:57

Huh?

Forthesteps · 13/03/2026 19:00

So could a hefty dose of whatever you're on, OP.

Upstartled · 13/03/2026 19:01

Day drinking?

BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 19:03

Forthesteps · 13/03/2026 19:00

So could a hefty dose of whatever you're on, OP.

Delivered intravenously to everyone or just to the little creatures? I mean logistically it would be easier to jab everyone at birth because sometimes it’s hard to catch a butterfly in your hands .. and what they need is just to be undisturbed by us humans who are wrecking their planet.

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SixSevenShutUp · 13/03/2026 19:04

Well, I watched a YouTube video that claimed that putting curly power cords in hot water is a superior way of straightening them. This was only about 6 months ago, so I haven't tried it yet. When I do I will report back.

BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 19:05

SixSevenShutUp · 13/03/2026 19:04

Well, I watched a YouTube video that claimed that putting curly power cords in hot water is a superior way of straightening them. This was only about 6 months ago, so I haven't tried it yet. When I do I will report back.

Whilst that seems, on the face of it, to be a practical solution it does remove somewhat the mindful aspect of watching the slow unwind.

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 13/03/2026 19:06

Why would you bother when it's far easier to wrap a cable? All you have to do is stand up (sort of, it's more of a resigned slump on two boots), hold the cable with your left hand and follow the natural flow whilst reciting the Sound Tech Mantra;

'Overworked and underpaid'.

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 13/03/2026 19:06
Drunk Happy Hour GIF

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hippomail · 13/03/2026 19:07

Forthesteps · 13/03/2026 19:00

So could a hefty dose of whatever you're on, OP.

😂

Alittlefrustrated · 13/03/2026 19:07

I think you're onto something OP.

BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 19:08

Alittlefrustrated · 13/03/2026 19:07

I think you're onto something OP.

Thank you

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BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 19:12

I mean these ideas are great but they do rather miss the point.

I’m proposing a way of achieving home based rapture that lets the non human word get on with it.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 13/03/2026 19:19

Unrelated but surely its possible to create chargers that dont fray at the connection point, which would also help the planet

BookOfBritishBirds · 13/03/2026 20:12

mumofoneAloneandwell · 13/03/2026 19:19

Unrelated but surely its possible to create chargers that dont fray at the connection point, which would also help the planet

Yes. But they don’t help Hedgehogs cross the road.

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