My friend's microphone's USB cable has been slowly deteriorating for years

If it works, if works...

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22 Comments

rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 172d (6 replies)

Do y'all swing that mic around like a lasso or what? That level of fucked isn't happening on a static cable even if the sheath is made of fucking mud..

FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz · 24 pts · 172d (1 reply)

As far as I know it just stood in that exact position... I mean, it is a Razer product, so...

MBech@feddit.dk · 9 pts · 172d

I have had a lot of razer mice through the years, and their cables are always shit.

TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 172d

Yeah I don't buy it either. The rubber outer cover was clearly removed intentionally

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 172d (2 replies)

I've seen lots of shitty cables do just this

TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 172d (1 reply)

So the rubber coating just evaporates on its own then? You realize this is not believable, right?

bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 172d

Rubber perishing

Auster@thebrainbin.org · 19 pts · 172d (6 replies)

Nothing a duct tape and a bit of electric engineering can't solve, eh? 😬

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 27 pts · 172d (5 replies)

Should probably consider electrical tape instead.

expatriado@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 172d (4 replies)

should be applied in this order: cat hair, electrical tape, dog har, duct tape. the fibers add tensile strength

Scubus@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 172d (3 replies)

Where can I ethically source my dog har

gothic_lemons@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 172d

Dog park, pet some dog, brush excess dog hair into bag while whistling. The whistling will help avoid detection or suspension

ccunning@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 172d

Depends:
Black dog -> White sweater
White dog -> Black sweater

Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 172d

Find a Husky owner, they will have 55 gallon drums of it.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 172d (1 reply)

Ahh early apple 30pin cable vibes

ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 172d

And lightning too

sunnytimes@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 172d

i used to run a ton of network cable and we replaced plenty of cat 5 cable that looked just like that.

guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 5 pts · 172d (1 reply)

This might just be the worst thing I’ve ever seen

Dasus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 172d

I once (in fact several times) fixed a cable which looked like that (because of a dog I had) with pipecleaners (bendy metal with soft cotton outside and some cling film.

It looked worse, I think.

Psaldorn@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 172d

Wonder if it's something in the desk mat causing it? Or do they have cheeto hands a lot? Work with solvents a lot?

diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 172d

It is fighting hard for its own life.

BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 172d

Hey! You can buy them in stores now, but they're REALLY expensive.