Usable Reuse: Paper tubes for extension cords...

Two things that I'll wager eeeeverybody has are (1) an excess of extension cords or other long cables, and (2) paper towel and toilet paper tubes - and what a nice surprise that these omnipresent objects can be combined for some usable reuse! From Stephanie Winston's Best Organizing Tips (and via Unclutterer and Lifehacker), spare cables can be wrangled into much more manageable solid objects, rather than wiry messes, by those otherwise-discarded tubes. As far as I can tell, these beat almost every other solution for sheer usability - twist-ties, rubber bands, zip-ties, plastic bags, even tying the cables up in themselves. Brilliant, and reminiscent of some other improvised organization tricks...