It's the age old question. Why, oh why, is there a twist in the floppy disk drive ribbon cable? Ever since I opened up my first PC I've looked that that twist and thought... that seems out of place. But the reason behind it is actually based in pure common sense, and maybe an over engineered original solution, perhaps. We look at the floppy drive twisted cable, along with the cable select protocol of IDE cables. ☟Sharing☟ If you wish to share this video in forums, social media, on your website, *please do so*! It helps tremendously with the channel! ☟Subcribe☟ null ✊Support Me! ✊ *Please consider supporting the channel on Patreon*: https://www.patreon.com/nostalgianerd?ty=h Visit my eBay Shop: http://ebay.to/1QQpYyy Buy From Amazon (Amazon give a small commission to my affiliate account): http://amzn.to/2iGA3Yq ★Join me on Social Media★ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nostalnerd Face: http://www.facebook.com/nostalnerd Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nostalgianerd Web: http://www.nostalgianerd.com/ ★Equipment★ Lumix G6 with Vario 14-42mm Lens Nikon D3200 with 40mm Macro Corel Video Studio Ultimate X9 Corel Paint Shop Pro X6 Blue Snowball Microphone ♜Resources♜ If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything in this video, please let me know, so I can add the source in. It takes time to make these videos and therefore it can be easy to forget things or make a mistake.