I recently bought some 3mm paracord, chosen mainly for price and because I liked the colour (coyote).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SVE6FGA/ref=twister_B01IVDBX76?_encoding=UTF8&th=...So just now, while waiting for a raspberry pi to attempt to connect to my wireless network, I decided to take a small length apart.
About a foot. Took the middle out and was surprised to discover the middle was another braided cord !
About 1.5mm.
2 for 1 - plus even when you remove the core, the original cord doesn't go all floppy.
Then I did something very weird, which I'm not sure was intended by the manufacturers, or if it's repeatable.
I was trying to unravel the core, gripped a bit of end and pulled the rest down with fingernails.
What happened was I ended up with a single length, still braided a bit but about 4 times longer !
Perfect for deadlines, snares etc. You can even pull a loop from the end to secure something to it.
I'm going to have another go in a bit.
I would show pictures but phone in house and I'm in the workshop and can't be bothered to go get it
Never had braided cord inside paracord before, also never had a braided cord quadruple it's length and still stay a single braided cord before when I tried to unravel it either.
So is this normal, or did I do something patently impossible ?
I am wearing my team guam t-shirt, which may well have magical powers