TechnoSNACK

So I was in a jam this weekend. I needed to remove some wire in the new rack. When it was installed, the colo people used plastic zip ties instead of velcro ties, I'm sure to save money.

I didn't have scissors or wire cutters, so I had to figure out a way to beat the zip tie. I thought about it, looked around for possible tools, couldn't find anything, so I sat and brainstormed about how I could beat it. I came up with the answer, and now I can open pretty much every zip tie (that I've tried so far) without scissors.

The key is to know how zip ties work. Essentially, one side of the plastic strip is smooth, and the other has teeth molded into it. In the square ring that you pull the strip through, there's a small piece of plastic down at an angle so that, when the plastic teeth are pulled...

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