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Anyone have a good technique for rolling the Apple USB cable back up the way it came in the iPhone box?

I'm looking for a proper way to roll the Apple USB cable back up to fit exactly as it did when it came shipped in the iPhone box. Obviously I know I can just roll it up using any method to fit it back into the box, but I was curious if there was a proper way to do it to fit perfectly back into the slot in the box designated for it? I always manage to get it rolled up quite well, but it never looks as good or fits as well as it does when you open your iPhone for the first time. I would be curious to see exactly how Apple does it to make it fit so nicely. I have quite a few USB cords now, so, fortunately, I should not ever have to pull that cord out again with my next phone or iPad.


Any pointers for any particularly good methods that anyone has would be welcomed.


Thanks

Posted on Sep 17, 2015 9:29 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2015 6:18 PM

I think it would be practically impossible, as it was rolled by a machine before it became kinked and stretched with use. By unwinding it the first time you increased its entropy, and you can never get it back; entropy is one way. Think stirring milk into coffee; once you've done it, you can't unstir it and get the milk back. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics


This may be rather flippant, but it was the first thing that came to mind. And there's some truth in it.

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Sep 17, 2015 6:18 PM in response to Pfunstuff

I think it would be practically impossible, as it was rolled by a machine before it became kinked and stretched with use. By unwinding it the first time you increased its entropy, and you can never get it back; entropy is one way. Think stirring milk into coffee; once you've done it, you can't unstir it and get the milk back. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics


This may be rather flippant, but it was the first thing that came to mind. And there's some truth in it.

Sep 18, 2015 9:28 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

I kind of figured it was probably practically impossible. I guess I was holding out hope that someone had come up a way to do it to near perfection. People are pretty creative afterall. You're right though. I'm sure it was probably rolled with a machine wihch would make it nearly impossible to fit back in there the way it came. Thanks for your input, though. I appreciate it.

Anyone have a good technique for rolling the Apple USB cable back up the way it came in the iPhone box?

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