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nobo:
I noticed that my headphones tend to break this way if I leave them plugged into my mp3 player and then wrap the cord around it. Eventually the wiring gets fatigued from being put in that position and breaks. Wiggling the wires around occasionally gets the 2 wires to touch again, but it is always short lived.

Barmymoo:
I don't leave them plugged in when wrapping, and it seems odd that wrapping the wires maybe three times a week for two weeks would damage them so fast. Also, the left earbud wasn't working when they arrived, I think (can't remember for certain but definitely not by the second or third use).

Omega Entity:
Although it sounds like a subpar pair anyway, wrapping wires around something still is bad for them, plugged in or not. S'why wired game console controllers often die, if it's a regular practice. Wires only have so much tensile strength, and repeated wrapping/twisting weakens that. So eventually, the internal wires break apart and sever the connection.

Barmymoo:
Hmm. So possibly the guy is right in refusing the return? How should I store the wires to avoid them being damaged, but also avoid them being tangled?

Barmymoo:
Decided on a new post because it's unrelated to the previous one.

I'm taking a week off from the programme, because a) my headphones don't work, and I'm finding it hard to run by time alone, b) I'm really busy this week and trying to find time to run is stressing me out, and c) my weight-loss has plateaued, and sometimes stopping exercising and then starting again can kick-start the metabolism again. I might go for a run a couple of times just for the sake of it, but I'll restart week 5 when I get back next Friday from my mum's. There's nowhere to run at hers anyway, she lives on a steep hill full of cow-mucky, windy narrow roads with tractors lurking behind every bend.

I'll update if I go on any random runs. I sort of want to go today, so I'll see how I feel later.

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