zhimbo:

I concur with your implication of my stupidity; a very pleasant way of saying such! Humour (I hope) aside, I agree. Marketing always wins when it comes to wire sales. One day someone is winding alternate strands in oppposite directions, and the next day, someone is using the same technique but winding alternate pairs of strands in opposite directions.

You're absolutelty right; I'm living in Oz, and the best I can do is pass that article onto my friends.