Unraveling the wires for speed: there is the first champion

In Los Angeles, the first world speed cable unraveling championship took place ( speedcabling ). This is a relatively new sport, but it is familiar to every PC owner who did something similar under his desk.

The only difference is that we are engaged in “speed-bobbing” at the amateur level, but the championship was held in compliance with all sports rules. Each participant receives a tangled tangle of CAT-5 Ethernet type wires in red, blue, and yellow with a length of 2, 5, and 8 meters, respectively. Competitions are according to the formula 2-2-2 (qualifying) and 4-4-4 (final), which means the number of wires. Participants can choose instead of CAT-5 and other cables to their liking, if only they were able to pass traffic at 100 Mbit / s before the start of the competition.

Tangling of cables is carried out by a special technique and only by certified specialists. After setting the eight, the wires are treated with hot steam for exactly 180 seconds and then cooled to room temperature. Exactly identical bundles are issued to each participant. Who was the first to separate all the wires from each other - he won.

The first world champion was the former baker of a pizzeria, and nowadays web designer Matthew Howell. Obviously, in this case, it is important to have strong hands and fingers, which Mr. Howell had trained while throwing the dough and had not softened from contact with the mouse. It is not surprising that he was the winner and won the grand prize of fifty dollars.
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via Telegraph Blogs