Everyday Tangled Web

Tangles happen. When we run lines and make connections, we weave wires into webs. Sometimes it can be dangerous, most times it's just darned unproductive.

So come on, show us cube taps and AC extension cords combining in a wall socket octopus in your home or office. Perhaps you’ve run zip line or speaker wire over computer cables, under audio and telephone wires? Show us TV and VCR cables mixing it up with coaxial over fiber optic lines en route to a fusion splitter.

Technologically advanced messes are fascinating, but steam lines, hydraulic hoses and even knitting box yarn can be equally intriguing. Got any pictures of the confusion around a nearby hydroelectric substation? Please be extra creative and impress us with your mess.

Use the 140 character caption to tell us about each tangle’s function and significance in everyday life. Explain what would happen if those wires were to come unplugged?

The prize, courtesy of business phone systems provider S.E. Telecommunications in Markham, Ontario, is a Plantronics Voyager 510SL+ Bluetooth Headset System with Lifter – retail Value $429.00 Enjoy wireless freedom in the office or on the go with the Plantronics Voyager 510S Bluetooth Headset. At the touch of a button you can seamlessly switch between office phone and voice-enabled Bluetooth mobile device. Wherever, Whenever, Wireless.

Contest open to all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) over the age of 12 yrs old.

Contest ends at 12:01 am on the morning of March 1st 2010