Comments on: Unlace: rubber shoelaces for taming your cables

By: eldueno

eldueno — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:21:00 +0000

I use strips cut from old bicycle tubes, about a quarter inch wide and as long as need be to wrap wires together. I’ve been doing this for years, wires and wraps look professional and easy to remove when needed.

By: cfuse

cfuse — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:11:00 +0000

Because mindless consumerism.

By: ocker3

ocker3 — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:38:00 +0000

I was wondering why I shouldn’t just buy a roll of velcro and cut it to length with some scissors

By: Kyle Willis

Kyle Willis — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:27:00 +0000

Nope, it could look WAY cuter… and cost a LOT more.

By: Kyle Willis

Kyle Willis — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:26:00 +0000

Binder clips? Zip ties? String? Velcro strips? They are not solving anything here. The product is cute, but, it solves no dilemma other than how to make cables/cords look cute. If you can’t wrap your wires correctly with things already available and performing well, start a company…and make cute rubbery things…

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:08:00 +0000

I’m not sure tied together at one point counts as “tamed.”

Now this, on the other hand:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kraemer/4762391678/in/pool-unclutterer

has teh shit managed out of it.

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:44:00 +0000

True silicone rubbers should be significantly more stable, under even moderately nasty conditions, than that. Unfortunately, the good stuff isn’t (as) cheap, so you may well run into silicones with various fillers, or non-silicone plastics rendered rubbery with various plasticizers, which do tend to leach out over time, leaving the product sticky and brittle. Some plasticizers are also not so good for you, in the bargain!

By: CaptainPedge

CaptainPedge — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:28:00 +0000

Is anyone else sick of everything being silicone these days? its all nice and good until its about 2 years old and then it just becomes a horrible sticky mess.

By: bobarctor

bobarctor — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:15:00 +0000

So like these, but flatter, and 6 times as expensive
http://www.amazon.com/Wire-5-Inch-Flexi-Cable-Count/dp/B0017165JG/ref=pd_sim_k_1

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Keep it classy with real cable lacing.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/doctree/87394.pdf

By: Mike C

Mike C — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:49:00 +0000

What was wrong with Velcro? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001E1Y5O6/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=condescension-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B001E1Y5O6&adid=0XPXK9E6T9ZHPRV40MQW&

By: Mitch Calvert

Mitch Calvert — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:45:00 +0000

Turn down the reverb!

By: macegr

macegr — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:35:00 +0000

Kickstarter: making dollar-store-type items appear awesome and desirable.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000

I’ll just keep on using regular twist ties. Or those velcro ties. Both are cheaper – though not as cute – as these ‘laces’.

By: timquinn

timquinn — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000

pretty fangled if you ask me.

By: Mitchell Glaser

Mitchell Glaser — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:04:00 +0000

While this seems like a reasonable idea, $20 for four little twisties? That is outrageously expensive! They couldn’t cost more than five cents to manufacture, probably closer to a penny.