• Question: Why is it when you leave your headphones in your pocket they become tangled and tie themselves up in knots?

    Asked by lobster to Andrew, Janey P, Kinda, Ravi, SarahJane on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Sarah-Jane Walsh

      Sarah-Jane Walsh answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      That’s a scientific phenomena! I think there will be a noble prize for whoever figures that one out!

      If you want to avoid it you can get retractable loops to secure your wires in! I like the animal themed ones!

    • Photo: Andrew Manches

      Andrew Manches answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      No idea. It’s extremely complex and their is actually a scientific field in Mathematics – Knot Theory – dedicated to working out how it works. Yes, people dedicate their lives to answering questions like yours. I guess for more reason that just headphones though. Try tying the headphone wires to two long sticks..

    • Photo: Jane Paget

      Jane Paget answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      I guess it’s to do with the way headphones move around in your pocket as you move. I think if you put them in your moment and then didn’t move they might be fine. I hate tangled earphones – it drives me bonkers. Even more so than loosing a sock to the washing machine god.

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