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0 pointsjhbadger3y ago0 comments

People are different heights, and it isn't only differences in leg length. Maybe for you three feet is the perfect length for head to waist, but that's not universal.

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asdff3y ago

If you are shorter than 3 feet you can just wrap the cable around the device or shove it in the pocket with the device. If you are longer than 3 feet on the torso you are quite a human specimen anyway and are probably buying a lot of custom things for living your life.

colinmhayes3y ago

Or... you could just get a wireless device and not deal with wrapping and shoving cables every time you want to listen to something. I put airpods in my ear and the music starts playing. It's just a much better experience than wired headphones were. No reaching through my shirt. No getting the cable caught anyway. No pulling my device around when I get up but forget to unplug.

mixmastamyk3y ago

Or you could just use a typical headphone cable that's not a real problem. Takes a few hundred milliseconds to put thru front of shirt when getting on a bike. Checking the tires and breaks, right? Faster than putting on a helmet.

Don't forget the various BT and battery issues, (not to mention spending another hundred+ dollars) which are documented extensively elsewhere on this page.

asdff3y ago

But then I'd have to deal with bluetooth hardware costs, the charging of the devices, buying replacement batteries down the road, and the weight on my conscious from all the ewaste that introduces for that convenience of not having to deal with shoving a small bit of cord into my pocket

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asdff3y ago

colinmhayes3y ago

mixmastamyk3y ago

Don't forget the various BT and battery issues, (not to mention spending another hundred+ dollars) which are documented extensively elsewhere on this page.

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