The Real Reason Your Headphones Always Feel Tangled

Physics has been sabotaging your pocket this entire time.

Your earbuds are not tangling out of spite. They are obeying maths.

Any flexible cord jostled in a small space naturally forms loops, and once a loose end slips through a loop, a knot is basically locked in.

Longer, thinner, bouncier cables tangle fastest, which is why the good headphones somehow always end up the worst.

Coil them loosely and clip the ends, or go wireless and let this ancient struggle finally die.