How come tied shoelaces love to untie, but clumsily packed away wires love to knot themselves?

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How come tied shoelaces love to untie, but clumsily packed away wires love to knot themselves?

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Well, both of these clearly follow [Sod’s Law](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sod%27s_law), so it is inevitable.

Another explanation could be likened to [entropy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy) – there are single states where they are perfectly ordered and to your liking (tied laces, straight cable), but many, many more states where they are sub-optimal. Over time and with some energy input, they are more likely to be found in a disordered state.

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