<![CDATA[A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky.]]>A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. "I can just run it through the washing machine, right? maybe with some other stuff so it doesn't bang around?"

Silence. I am momentarily dumbfounded.

Teenager is not comfortable with silence. "I do it with my USBs all the time."

All I've got is more silence.

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I have—I've played a lot of bars and similar venues over the years—but the worst one wa a braided cable that a studio assistant duct taped to the floor for some unknown reason. The adhesive never really came off of that one and it would just accumulate pet fur, dust, and general crap until I "retired" it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/geoffduncan/statuses/116585364317375181https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/geoffduncan/statuses/116585364317375181Sat, 16 May 2026 17:11:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Sat, 16 May 2026 17:01:36 GMT]]>@geoffduncan this is weird, I've never had cables to grotty enough to think "these need a wash"

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As the conversation recovered, they apparently run their USB C charging cable for their phone with their favorite hoodies in the laundry "every week." I don't know how it's survived—I mean, those things fail on me if I look at those things with anything less than undying devotion.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/geoffduncan/statuses/116585264059658734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/geoffduncan/statuses/116585264059658734Sat, 16 May 2026 16:45:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Sat, 16 May 2026 09:22:04 GMT]]>@geoffduncan "all the time" what are they doing to their usb cables?

Though have put stuff in the dishwasher before 'cos it's the big box of making things clean

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/patterfloof/statuses/116583518974814803https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/patterfloof/statuses/116583518974814803Sat, 16 May 2026 09:22:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Sat, 16 May 2026 05:27:26 GMT]]>@geoffduncan This reply is written by someone who puts dirty synthesizer circuit boards in the dish washer.

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For science!

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Hey, I know people who run their mechanical keyboards through the dishwasher…

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😶 (inner Castle is activating...)

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not entirely sure that's where I saw that gag, and it was surely only a clip I saw, I haven't actually seen the Rutles either
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and I don't have another memory of it from Spinal Tap, so maybe that was it. Sorry.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/punishmenthurts/statuses/116580973559264054https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/punishmenthurts/statuses/116580973559264054Fri, 15 May 2026 22:34:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 22:32:03 GMT]]>@geoffduncan people cook fish in the dishwasher

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/VoxOfGod/statuses/116580963022721940https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/VoxOfGod/statuses/116580963022721940Fri, 15 May 2026 22:32:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 22:30:00 GMT]]>@punishmenthurts @geoffduncan I need to look into this Rutles business. Sounds much like Spinal Tap - which I adore.

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shades of the Rutles 😀

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when I first started my phone tech job our in house repairperson would always start by taking the circuit board to the sink and giving it a good rinse.
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I guess the point is as long as the thing isn't powered up at the time.
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Funny stuff. 😜

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/punishmenthurts/statuses/116580930237677115https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/punishmenthurts/statuses/116580930237677115Fri, 15 May 2026 22:23:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:48:55 GMT]]>@geoffduncan [open mouthed staring at screen] That is either the worst idea or the best idea I've ever heard.

I mean... if you use one of these clothes nets that one uses for delicate laundry. And if you dry it out thoroughly...

I might try that. 😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/tsturm/statuses/116580557497312702https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/tsturm/statuses/116580557497312702Fri, 15 May 2026 20:48:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:45:07 GMT]]>@geoffduncan Root cause analysis: WHAT IS MAKING THESE THINGS STICKY!?
Also: Don't tell me why these things are sticky.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116580542549982383https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116580542549982383Fri, 15 May 2026 20:45:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:04:37 GMT]]>@geoffduncan Silence is your friend. And some deep breaths.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/Rob/statuses/116580383325301830https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/Rob/statuses/116580383325301830Fri, 15 May 2026 20:04:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A teenager complained their guitar cable is sticky. on Fri, 15 May 2026 19:58:00 GMT]]>(My iPhone was designed for this! I'd be a fool *not* to flush it!)

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