XKCD 2810: How to coil a cable
XKCD 2810: How to coil a cable
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If anyone has any geophysical cable horror stories, fire away!
The ideal mix for maximum competitive cable-coiling energy is one A/V tech, one rock climber, one sailor, and one topologist.
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Spools and reels are cheating, right? ;)
3 0 ReplyHow-to... Over/Under
3 0 ReplyNow try it with a seismic cable that is 20kg and 100m long ;)
We always used a method called "horse collaring" -- but I can't find a video description because everything is about horses ;)
4 0 ReplyIf you have a different way and it works, you are golden
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Over worked, under paid. That’s how I was taught to wrap cables…
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