How to Untangle a Slinky

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  • @SlinkyJosh
    @SlinkyJosh  Před 3 lety +151

    ***ADDENDUM to the Spinning Method: if it doesn't work counterclockwise, try it clockwise for a bit, then counterclockwise again, etc. This should eliminate most tangles.

    • @truongloan9987
      @truongloan9987 Před 3 lety

      how to remove anti stabing bracket from metal slinky? I need help!

    • @Sl1mesaloser
      @Sl1mesaloser Před 3 lety

      I don't think my slinky can be fixed can I send you a picture of it

    • @felinequeen9243
      @felinequeen9243 Před 3 lety

      @DJ ENDIE09 Yeah many times you have to use a combination of all the methods. Unhook the tangles first and then the unwind method.

    • @marilyndionela6213
      @marilyndionela6213 Před 3 lety

      Oooooo

    • @garethjohnson740
      @garethjohnson740 Před 2 lety

      Hi slinky josh my slinky didn’t work my slinky is plastic so I can get a now one I can try it again see you tomorrow thanks bye bye love your videos

  • @benjaminex3009
    @benjaminex3009 Před 3 lety +451

    Even if you're just here for the tutorial, you gotta admit that this guy was made for CZcams.

    • @thecoolaxolotlnova8523
      @thecoolaxolotlnova8523 Před 2 lety +15

      "Like your life, your slinky tangle isn't ad hopeless as you think." Honestly the most uplifting thing I've heard today.

    • @debralipa1057
      @debralipa1057 Před 2 lety +1

      good

    • @Olivia19884
      @Olivia19884 Před 2 lety +4

      Nah he made for infomercials

    • @bananadude698
      @bananadude698 Před rokem

      He reminds me of like the first episode of SpongeBob with the narrator but I may be wrong

    • @simplysarab13
      @simplysarab13 Před rokem

      You read my mind ❤

  • @yarabibi9113
    @yarabibi9113 Před 3 lety +165

    Glad I found this video. I was just about to throw it in the bin. The anticlockwise spin sorted my son's tangled plastic slinky in literally seconds. Was shocked at how quick and easy it was. Top job, thanks 👍

    • @brenna1846
      @brenna1846 Před 3 lety +1

      1234

    • @randomperson8096
      @randomperson8096 Před 2 lety

      I had to throw mine away because he never showed how to fix a metal slinky tangled between two spots

    • @ASIANMAN978
      @ASIANMAN978 Před 2 lety

      I WANT A SLINKY

    • @RandomRexy
      @RandomRexy Před 2 lety

      Mine was like- the bottom part was always high up. Idk how to explain it but it was rlly hopeless

    • @hatsunehatsunemikumikumiku
      @hatsunehatsunemikumikumiku Před 2 lety

      @@randomperson8096 it worked for me i just used the spinning method (i had to spin clockwise for some reason lol)

  • @ConflictingJumps
    @ConflictingJumps Před rokem +42

    A great video filled with humor, anger, and sometimes resolution on the part of your slinky dilemma. Your personality and style are literally built for comedy and relatability.

  • @zer0_effort814
    @zer0_effort814 Před 3 lety +68

    Wish I saw this before I got mad and just turned my slinky into a tangled mess

  • @lesbianshrimp_
    @lesbianshrimp_ Před rokem +6

    OH MY GOD!!! YOU HAVE SAVED MY POOR METAL SLINKY! He now has a forever kink but its at the very end and not too big....10/10 would recommend

  • @nikivinogradoff1990
    @nikivinogradoff1990 Před 2 lety +42

    We were about to have disastrous morning with my daughter. She just bought a slinky yesterday, and this morning it got tangled! Not a great start for the day, BUT we found your video and the counter clockwise method untangled the slinky. Day saved! Thank you @Slinky Josh

    • @SlinkyJosh
      @SlinkyJosh  Před 2 lety +7

      Yay! You’re so welcome!

    • @PuppiesTheHand
      @PuppiesTheHand Před 14 dny +1

      @@SlinkyJosh thank you for breaking my 😩 expensive slinky 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

  • @alittax
    @alittax Před rokem +9

    I originally searched for how to untangle two springs (like the ones that are in mechanical pencil sharpeners), so even though the content of your videos wasn't relevant to my problem, they were so well-made and informative that I've watched two of them. Well done. :) And if you're curious: if the springs of two mechanical pencil sharpeneres are entangled, all you have to do to untangle them is to keep twisting one of them in one direction while you hold the other one still. That way, slowly but surely, you'll twist it off the other one (because you'll be rotating it around the other one until it slides off of it). (There was no CZcams tutorial showing this, so at least someone reading this comment will know about it if they don't figure it out themselves.)

  • @Ab-xk9nl
    @Ab-xk9nl Před 5 měsíci +3

    Who else is watching this while they dont even have a slinky?

  • @nathancripps9863
    @nathancripps9863 Před 3 lety +44

    Should have said ‘once they go kinky, they won’t return to slinky’ but cheers this honestly helped

    • @Knivesonknives
      @Knivesonknives Před 3 lety +1

      Flipping incredible. The slinky video I never thought I needed, but cannot live without

  • @lexidiusBS
    @lexidiusBS Před 3 lety +9

    this man is like doug walker's happy younger brother who does fun party tricks

    • @AC-eu1rx
      @AC-eu1rx Před 3 lety

      Lol he reminds me of Nostalgia Critic too

  • @ashdoesstuff6055
    @ashdoesstuff6055 Před 3 lety +53

    When I tell you this saved my life, I mean that literally my mom would have killed me it was my sister's and it is a huge slinky soooooo... Thank you so much, also my bday tomorrow so yay 😁

  • @MagalyxoAllStar
    @MagalyxoAllStar Před 2 lety +6

    Thanks so much! I bought a giant rainbow spring from target… it was at the impulsive purchase entrance section. My cats actually love it. And it got tangled with what I now know was a hook point that I got out with your trick!!!! I honestly never would have thought of this.

  • @brandonsorrell2852
    @brandonsorrell2852 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you so much!! I got some expensive metal slinky that worked really well until I tangled it. The final method worked perfectly!! Now I dont need to throw it away. Thank you.

  • @bogartlansangan9591
    @bogartlansangan9591 Před měsícem

    Had to give you a like and props for this video tutorial. Never thought I would be CZcams searching for this. But your methods work and saved my daughter's slinky that looks just like your plastic one. So... thank you🙏

  • @ReneePatterson-yu6ri
    @ReneePatterson-yu6ri Před 29 dny

    Thank you for helping a tired mom fix her son’s favorite small slinky toy!!

  • @kyliemiddleton1986
    @kyliemiddleton1986 Před 3 lety +10

    Thank you so much. My Nephew got a hook tangle minutes after buying him metal slinky. Thankfully it had no safety clip and the spinning method worked a charm. Good as new. Thanks again. 😊

  • @cooperlefever9040
    @cooperlefever9040 Před 3 lety +10

    And it’s so educational at the same time

  • @Afy187
    @Afy187 Před 3 lety +1

    This is brilliant. I knew I couldn't be the only one defeated by a plastic slinky. So after 5 minutes of trying to manually untangle a knot and preparing to put it in the bin I did a search and this was the first result. Thank you, the spinning method worked for all the knots I had, about 6-7 in total !

  • @sbenhaba
    @sbenhaba Před rokem +1

    Your advice on not getting frustrated automatically made me fix the slinky in under 5 mins

  • @uncasualfrog9067
    @uncasualfrog9067 Před 3 lety +49

    My slinky got worse

  • @PadraigMurtagh
    @PadraigMurtagh Před 2 lety +8

    This worked so easily on my son's balled up slinky when I thought it was for the bin. All the methods were explained so well, really easy to follow. Thank you!

  • @displaychicken
    @displaychicken Před rokem +1

    This guy is great. Solid method and cheered me up after my extreme frustration

  • @sarareed6167
    @sarareed6167 Před 2 lety +2

    Just imagining how much more peaceful my childhood could have been if this video existed in the 90s. Glad it's here for my son & I 😂

  • @cooperlefever9040
    @cooperlefever9040 Před 3 lety +23

    I can’t stop laughing 😆

  • @zoosar4ntv4l1d4
    @zoosar4ntv4l1d4 Před 3 lety +4

    Theres a kink in my slink :(

  • @hypervulcan1239
    @hypervulcan1239 Před rokem +1

    This actually worked with my metal slinky! I just removed the safety brackets with some pliers and used 'The Spinning Method' sure it did take some time but wow it worked! Thanks!

  • @ashua4488
    @ashua4488 Před 3 lety +3

    Really helped a lot. Never thought I would see a video like this and solve a puzzle.😂😂😂

  • @huntyeete3681
    @huntyeete3681 Před 3 lety +6

    Slinky josh! thanks for 4 the spinning method really works! u derseve a sub and also i have been blessed by the slinky godz

  • @dustybee764
    @dustybee764 Před rokem

    Wow. I’ve just untangled an almost impossible metal slinky!! It took an hour but I would never have managed it without this video. Thanks!!

  • @kikimara01
    @kikimara01 Před 2 lety +1

    I can't say Thank you enough!
    How happy was my 6yo when she received this long awaited slinky, not even half hour after it was a knotted disaster, she tried to wear it as a scarf you see. But thanks to you I persevered.. You gave me hope. And I fixed it!

  • @D3b0r4hRJ
    @D3b0r4hRJ Před měsícem

    This might be the most useful CZcams I've ever seen! My 2year old had 2min of unsupervised time with his slinky. Took me 20min to untangle 😅

  • @Cfactr98
    @Cfactr98 Před 2 měsíci

    Sir, you just saved my daughter's slinky. Bravo.

  • @jamesgoode2408
    @jamesgoode2408 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I told my child that if she broke her slinky there was no way to fix it without breaking it. Inevitably 30 minutes of play later I got the sad announcement. The kid is smart- she recommended me to “find a video on CZcams.” This is the video that I found and the one that fixed her slinky with no warping. Dad is a hero because this hero who wears no cape. 🎉

  • @juliajoseph2866
    @juliajoseph2866 Před rokem +1

    Wow! I was stuck trying to untangle a slinky for about an hour and I was about to give up until I came across this video! Thank you!

  • @anthonycat9151
    @anthonycat9151 Před 3 lety +1

    Honestly bless this video. I can’t afford another slinky and was doomed when it got dangled. Thank you so much

  • @skyleenblacklaw4640
    @skyleenblacklaw4640 Před 2 lety +1

    This saved me from an endless meltdown over a tangled slinky. Thank you!!

  • @kawaiiburgio7254
    @kawaiiburgio7254 Před 2 lety +2

    Instructions unclear: slinky entered the 4th dimension

  • @dylans_vibeschannel
    @dylans_vibeschannel Před 2 lety +1

    HOLY- tysmmmmm I was literally crying myself to sleep lol

  • @noeldizon9667
    @noeldizon9667 Před 3 lety +1

    The Spinning Method really works! Thanks Slinky Josh!

  • @iain349
    @iain349 Před rokem

    Ah dude you are a legend. This worked straight away after twenty minutes of no progress at all prior to watching it. Good for you man, you've made my kids day.

  • @akuobake
    @akuobake Před rokem +1

    My tangle was already solved by 6 minutes in, but I stayed for the rest because it was so entertaining and well-done. Thanks for the help, and laughs!

  • @rexx3137
    @rexx3137 Před rokem

    This hero wears capes! Saved multiple slinkies from this one video. Thanks!

  • @cindycolina7899
    @cindycolina7899 Před 2 lety +1

    BRILLIANT! After our metal slinky was tangled in every which way, I just knew someone must have figured a method to untangle these! Glad we found your video and tried all the tips. Metal slinky saved from the trash!😄

    • @jessierolan
      @jessierolan Před rokem

      Did your metal one have the protectors on the tips? Which method worked?

  • @Ratoons1
    @Ratoons1 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for this video, I tried it out at first and it worked and I thought it might be a fluke so I purposely tangled it again and the technique worked!

  • @notsocoolskeleton87.32

    This video is a life saver. How many slinkys of my kids I have binned ten minutes after buying them is unreal. This works perfect.

  • @cb01ttr
    @cb01ttr Před 10 měsíci

    Best CZcams video ever. My son is continually tangling slinkies!

  • @soisaus564
    @soisaus564 Před rokem

    I really love this man's humor in a tutorial with a fitting narrative voice

  • @le_bois
    @le_bois Před 3 lety

    Your a live saver dude the spinning method is amazing

  • @joggingjim
    @joggingjim Před 6 měsíci

    Brilliant! Very clear, calming! And fun. Thank you!

  • @Your-bff-4ever
    @Your-bff-4ever Před rokem +1

    Thank you for helping me with my sisters slinky

  • @Ankrato
    @Ankrato Před rokem +1

    I don't know why but when I untangled my slinky you where a god to me

  • @marina89ize
    @marina89ize Před 3 lety

    Thank you, spinning method was a life saver!

  • @Benst5000
    @Benst5000 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely legend in the making

  • @bolanleola-kehinde2001
    @bolanleola-kehinde2001 Před rokem +1

    You're a life saver! My daughters slinky got real tangled but your tips really helped us untangle it without trouble

  • @samanthahoward3019
    @samanthahoward3019 Před rokem

    This was so great. Came here to stop my from crying about his slinky and left with a ungodly amount of satisfaction

  • @kylet2800
    @kylet2800 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you! I've struggled to untangle my son's slinky and was able to fix it within seconds after watching this video!

  • @dang9668
    @dang9668 Před rokem

    The untangle method, first one, worked like a charm! I was amazed. Sons slink is plastic so it was ideal. It was crazy to watch the knot get pushed down until it was just gone. Good stuff! Saved me a few bucks! Thank you Slinky Demi God.

  • @yewsiangtan2211
    @yewsiangtan2211 Před 3 lety

    Solved my slinky problems perfectly thanks Josh

  • @user-wg9yc1oi5u
    @user-wg9yc1oi5u Před 9 měsíci

    This really helped me untangle my slinky. Thanks Slinky Josh!

  • @sf112
    @sf112 Před 4 měsíci

    Gotta say, we had a mini metal slinky that we thought was hopeless...yet we followed the foolproof method (as best as we could with the smaller circumference) & saved it! Thank you Great Slinky Master! 😄

  • @bo_skitsko
    @bo_skitsko Před 2 lety

    Wow! The twisting thing actually worked 👌 thank you for the tip

  • @opalessense
    @opalessense Před rokem

    I didn’t think a video about slinky tangles would exist, this video exceeded my expectations 1000 percent.

  • @Ponkotsu67
    @Ponkotsu67 Před 2 lety +1

    I've never felt such power in my hands as I untangled my slinky with the 1st method

  • @Psychotic_Kitty
    @Psychotic_Kitty Před 2 lety

    THANK YOU. I have a small metal slinky and pushing the ends through the hook points worked. I didn’t think it would without distorting the slinky but it’s good as new!

  • @rachelburton8287
    @rachelburton8287 Před 10 měsíci

    This video is GOLD. Informative, funny and helpful!

  • @IBleedBolts
    @IBleedBolts Před 6 měsíci

    Spinning method worked in 1.8 seconds. Wow, thank you!

  • @slowjamcdub
    @slowjamcdub Před 2 lety +1

    I actually laughed out loud in this video! And you save my life and my slinky’s!

  • @jadestarlight6349
    @jadestarlight6349 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for this! My child is going to be so excited I saved his slinky!

  • @rachaelsdean
    @rachaelsdean Před rokem

    Omg where was this trick during my childhood? The counter clockwise spin works so well. What a fun fix. Thank you!

  • @alice_devil69
    @alice_devil69 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you so much even just the tiniest tangle is so hard for me to fix and it totally makes playing with the slinky unsatisfying so I repeat, THANK YOU!! :D

  • @JessicaLymberopoulos
    @JessicaLymberopoulos Před 3 lety

    This worked for me - thanks Josh!

  • @sureshotprofit7720
    @sureshotprofit7720 Před 8 měsíci

    Dear bro, I'm really thankful to you. Yesterday I bought it for my 4 years old daughter and today it was all tangled from the middle portion. We tried hard but no use. Your trick solved the problem in less than 30 seconds. Really thank you.

  • @tmevforever
    @tmevforever Před 8 měsíci

    Saved us from a meltdown over here- thank you!

  • @TBBT-ULTRA
    @TBBT-ULTRA Před rokem +1

    OMG TYSM MY METAL SLINKY IS CURED FOR ITS SADNESS even tho I took of the safety thing

  • @kaylaford8741
    @kaylaford8741 Před 4 měsíci

    I cannot describe the pure joy this video has brought me - after decades of personal failed attempts at untangling my slinkies, I had a mild case of PTSD when my children received a giant plastic one for Christmas. Low and behold less than a month later it was so tangled my anxiety would spike just seeing it 😂 After spending an hour attempting on my own, and several tries of hiding it or tossing it without kids noticing I took a gamble that CZcams might have a fix. No exaggerating, 30 seconds of your video and 45 seconds of performing, and I'm now crying happy tears as the Savior of our household. Thank you from the bottom of my heart

  • @susannasalovaara1506
    @susannasalovaara1506 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you so much!! I just untangled my daughters slinky with the help of your great video! I really thought it was hopeless 😆

  • @felinequeen9243
    @felinequeen9243 Před 3 lety

    Very useful video. Worked like a charm.

  • @nawrozjahwari5497
    @nawrozjahwari5497 Před měsícem

    THE HAND IN SPINNING METHOD WORKED TYSM

  • @mmmbread9827
    @mmmbread9827 Před 3 lety

    thank you so much i was ready to give up on it all . with my slinky back i can live to see another day

  • @JeffSichoe
    @JeffSichoe Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks Slinky Josh we just used removed a hook point and it was pretty easy, thanks for the tips

  • @marynaradchenko3724
    @marynaradchenko3724 Před 4 měsíci

    This guy has dedicated his whole life to slinkies and achieved a whole new level of slinky science.

  • @SantoshSarah
    @SantoshSarah Před 2 lety

    Thanks a lot, Josh! It worked like a charm. God bless you.

  • @oliviascott2287
    @oliviascott2287 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks so much Slinky Josh, very helpful!

  • @sheriffahazell7478
    @sheriffahazell7478 Před rokem

    Now seeing this video! It's an old post but it worked for my metal slinky. Thanks so much! ❤

  • @KarenGarcia-yx2zi
    @KarenGarcia-yx2zi Před 8 měsíci

    I bought a huge stinky and my toddler tangled it and this video saved me from hating myself for buying one thank you !

  • @denverbarker9899
    @denverbarker9899 Před 8 měsíci

    Many thanks. Worked like magic

  • @JeffWiswell
    @JeffWiswell Před 3 lety

    Amazingly helpful!

  • @Lamatorta
    @Lamatorta Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much my slinky is un tangled thanks to you.

  • @JebpyHP
    @JebpyHP Před rokem

    It worked!! Thank you!!

  • @joyprasuhn6152
    @joyprasuhn6152 Před 2 lety

    I can't believe I needed this video, but here I am. Thanks for making it!

  • @user-wf7hy7sx1l
    @user-wf7hy7sx1l Před 5 měsíci

    it’s 11:52 in az and you just SAVED our slinky thank you so much from the bottom of my heart ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @handyman4everyman
    @handyman4everyman Před 5 měsíci

    You are amazing! Thank you ! The spinning method worked great!

  • @ladyaugust1512
    @ladyaugust1512 Před rokem

    Oh my days I struggled with my slinky for TWO HOURS until I watched this video, and thankfully the slinky gods were nice to me! Hallelujah!!

  • @ranipatel7484
    @ranipatel7484 Před 2 lety

    Omg you're the genius jab mr Josh, in 20 sec your very first tricj did the job. I love you .

  • @user-pi2fg6hh3g
    @user-pi2fg6hh3g Před rokem

    thank you so much, my slinky was tangled for 14 years it was a family heirloom, this helped me so much thank you!

  • @venniladharman
    @venniladharman Před rokem

    Thank you so much! I thought I would never be able to untangle it! You just earned a new subscriber! 🎉

  • @daddysmancave8214
    @daddysmancave8214 Před rokem

    Worked like a charm. Thank you so much

  • @jameslawlor4327
    @jameslawlor4327 Před 2 lety

    My 6 year old is eternally grateful!
    Thanks Josh :D

  • @someguywithvideos
    @someguywithvideos Před měsícem

    Entertained my nephew, it got tangled, and this was a godsend. Subbed!