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minus-square@ladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink74•1 year agoNot to forget: The cables are so sturdy you can strangle attackers with them. Comes in handy sometimes.
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink21•edit-21 year agoVery true, and if you arrange them carefully they can even trip unsuspecting invaders. Built in home defence.
minus-squareRaccoonnOPlinkfedilink9•1 year agoHaha, 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…
minus-squareHuman Crayonlinkfedilink7•1 year agoThey are also strong enough to pull down stray branches stuck in a tree.
Not to forget: The cables are so sturdy you can strangle attackers with them. Comes in handy sometimes.
Oh, shit. We’re dealing with a sysadmin.
https://xkcd.com/705/
Sythadmin
Very true, and if you arrange them carefully they can even trip unsuspecting invaders. Built in home defence.
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…
They are also strong enough to pull down stray branches stuck in a tree.
Let’s hope it never has to come to that…