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Mathematics (topology): getting a plug loose from a tight spot – GIF on Imgur

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/06/25

[WayBack] Getting a plug loose from a tight spot – GIF on Imgur via [WayBack] Cliff Pickover on Twitter: “Mathematics, geometry, witchcraft, and the structure of reality. (A plug gets caught under a table.) … “:

The trick is to get the middle part of the cable (which goes over the table beam), to get in front of the horizontal part of the cable.

You can do this by making the loop bigger, then getting it around the plug.

The below ImgUr video shows that (via this [WayBack] Reddit: When a plug gets caught under a table : Unexpected)

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–jeroen

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