Bag Closure Power Strip Organization Hack

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By Adam Flaherty
Posted 2011/06/28 @ 4:00 am
Category Computers & Mobile, Craft, Electronics

Make intern, Tyler Moskowite, sent over this clever bread bag closure power strip organization hack he found on the Interwebs. I have yet to find the original source for this hack, but hopefully someone will leave their name in the comments and we can all congratulate them for a job well done. This hack reminds me of the Binder Clips As Cable Organizers hack from a while back, but is obviously equally as cool and unique. [Thanks, Tyler!]

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26 Responses to Bag Closure Power Strip Organization Hack

Stephanie Maks on June 28th, 2011 at 11:51 am said:

Simply brilliant.

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Ed Hickcox on June 28th, 2011 at 12:20 pm said:

This makes me sad that the bread we buy comes with twist ties.

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- TotalMonkey on June 28th, 2011 at 12:41 pm said:
  
  Time to try out a new bread!
  
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Timothy Gray on June 28th, 2011 at 12:38 pm said:

Cool re-use when you dont have a wire labeller I grabbed a Panduit PS3 labeller at a swapfest for $10.00 and discovered that the labels for it are cheap if you look in the surplus circles..

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mikey38654 on June 28th, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

May I ask why the second power plug is labeled “POWER?”

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mikey38654 on June 28th, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

May I ask why the second power plug is labeled “POWER?”

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- Tim Harris on June 28th, 2011 at 6:53 pm said:
  
  Because its not power to the monitor?
  
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  Callum Greig on October 28th, 2011 at 2:10 am said:
  
  Tim, mikey means the fact that everything connected to a powerboard is infact, powered.
  
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pam on June 28th, 2011 at 9:02 pm said:

Martha Stewart.
My guess is that Tyler didn’t want to admit where he saw the idea.

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- Adam Flaherty on June 28th, 2011 at 11:43 pm said:
  
  Are you kidding? Martha is an über maker and close friend of Make. Great link, though. I should have known
  
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kf6gpe on June 29th, 2011 at 2:19 am said:

I first saw it in an issue of ARRL’s QST years ago; as I recall, the fellow that mailed it in wasn’t the originator either, but I could be wrong.

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Santiago Vila on June 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm said:

I saw this explained by Kipkay a while ago, see the lifehacker post: http://lifehacker.com/375713/label-your-cords-with-bread-clips

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Terry Winn on June 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm said:

That word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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Anonymous on July 1st, 2011 at 11:39 am said:

That’s clever, thanks.

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Anonymous on July 1st, 2011 at 11:39 am said:

That’s clever, thanks.

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Fred Ross on July 2nd, 2011 at 3:22 am said:

Been a trick for decades in wiring control system panels. Everything gets labeled.

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Slugsie on July 3rd, 2011 at 9:48 pm said:

Great idea, except I haven’t seen those types of ties for years here in the UK. Pretty much all bread is sealed with basically sellotape (scotch tape).

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Slugsie on July 3rd, 2011 at 9:48 pm said:

Great idea, except I haven’t seen those types of ties for years here in the UK. Pretty much all bread is sealed with basically sellotape (scotch tape).

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Laura Beadle on July 12th, 2011 at 8:03 pm said:

Finally, a meaning to my countless years of hoarding bread bag closures.

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NoneL on July 28th, 2011 at 5:19 pm said:

“May I ask why the second power plug is labeled “POWER?”
My wife has been doing this for years. Then she finally figures it out that a “power strip” needs power.

(Man, am I gonna’ get a beatin’ when this one gets out.)

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NoneL on July 28th, 2011 at 5:19 pm said:

“May I ask why the second power plug is labeled “POWER?”
My wife has been doing this for years. Then she finally figures it out that a “power strip” needs power.

(Man, am I gonna’ get a beatin’ when this one gets out.)

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NoneL on July 28th, 2011 at 5:22 pm said:

HeY! When we do group arrests we could colour-code the violent ones. Slip it on the handcuffs. A red one means bad boy, a blue one means easy-going…

Nah. Use em’ all for police dog training. Bruno will sort em’ out.

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Anonymous on August 26th, 2011 at 2:19 am said:

Sporadicism

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Anonymous on August 26th, 2011 at 2:19 am said:

http://www.sporadicism-random.blogspot.com

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Ethan Sullens on October 24th, 2011 at 1:36 pm said:

How is this in any way a hack? A hack is a feat, not a find.

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David on March 19th, 2012 at 12:59 pm said:

Roughing the slick plastic surface with sandpaper allows the ink to stick better and not rub off.

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