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[–] ladicius 73 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Not to forget: The cables are so sturdy you can strangle attackers with them. Comes in handy sometimes.

[–] midori 82 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Oh, shit. We're dealing with a sysadmin.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Very true, and if you arrange them carefully they can even trip unsuspecting invaders. Built in home defence.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Haha, when I first moved into the house I'm living in now, my wife was never done tripping over my cable. I'd yet to mount it to the wall at that point....

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

They are also strong enough to pull down stray branches stuck in a tree.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Let's hope it never has to come to that....