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Why Is Staring at This Gallery of Fiberoptic Cable So Damn Mesmerizing? 

Behold, the glory of insulated wire!

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Do we need to understand beauty to appreciate it? Does understanding the color spectrum make a sunset any more glorious? Just because I don’t understand, even remotely, what function any of these cables serve, does that mean I can’t share their aesthetic splendor with you? No. No it does not.

Imgur user KB1984210 has posted a collection of found wiry love titled “Cable Porn” that has us convinced that more IT technicians should keep an Instagram.

Yeah, tie it down. 

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You know just where to stick it, don't you?

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How does it take it all at once like that?

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Somebody made a mess. 

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Something something hot.

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Where all those wire going? Shhhhh. It's not your concern, baby.

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That’s the prime, top shelf cable. Cable for winners. Now go look at your fuse box and think about the life choices you’ve made.