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Did you throw your headphones in your bag again, and now they're a tangled mess? You can avoid this. Complete this process after every use, and your headphones will never be tangled.

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Grip the earbuds in the palm of your hand.

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  1. How.com.vn English: After every use of headphones, start by placing them in your right or left hand.
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Use the opposite hand to wrap the cord.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Wrap the cord around the four fingers that you gripped the earbuds with.
    Leaving about two inches unwrapped.
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Remove the headphones from hand with unwrapped hand.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Try keep the cord in the same shape as it was on your hand.
    This will make the next steps easier.
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Hold the headphones with index finger and thumb.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Now the cord will look like a figure eight.
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Wrap the excess cord in the middle of the figure 8.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Look the cord around the figure snugly, but not too tight.
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Stick the last inch of the cord through the loop you just made.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Easy, right?
    Now your headphones are secure enough to put in your bag without getting tangled.

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      Tips

      • Instead of wrapping the cord around the figure 8, you can use a paper clip or bobby pin to hold the headphones in place of the circular shape.
      • Don't wrap, but FOLD the cord inside your hand before wrapping it with the excess cord. Every time you wrap a cord, it adds a small twist, which causes more tangling when you unwrap it. Folding instead of wrapping fixes most of this problem.

      Tips from our Readers

      • Headphones get tangled when you put them in your bag or pocket without organizing them. Try putting them in a case, instead.
      • You can also use a Velcro strip to keep them wrapped together.
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