Answers.Body: <p>That's a flex system cable with several clutch changeover elements strung onto it. You can see it on the back of 8002 Destroyer Droid:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9C7bs.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9C7bs.png" alt="8002 image"></a></p>
  
  <p>That's the only set with those parts in brown, so that's certainly where it came from. You can find all of the parts in the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=8002-1" rel="noreferrer">set inventory</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Those cable end elements have never felt quite like LEGO bricks to me, as they are one of the few parts that I feel like I might break when taking them apart.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: The flex cable IS actually quite fragile... also gets brittle with time and stays bent when left in a build for too long...
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Body: <p>This is definitely one of the strangest LEGO pieces I've ever found.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3t09X.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3t09X.jpg" alt="piece picture"></a></p>
  
  <p>The wire caps are both stamped LEGO, one would take half (or quarter) a pin and one a small ball.</p>
  
  <p>What is it and where does it come from?</p>
  
Tags: <part-identification><set-identification>
Title: What is this brown flexible wire with 5 sliding pieces?
UserDisplayName: Alexander O'Mara
ThreadText: # What is this brown flexible wire with 5 sliding pieces?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-11)
  
  This is definitely one of the strangest LEGO pieces I've ever found.
  
  [![piece picture](https://i.sstatic.net/3t09X.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/3t09X.jpg)
  
  The wire caps are both stamped LEGO, one would take half (or quarter) a pin and one a small ball.
  
  What is it and where does it come from?
  
  **Tags:** part-identification, set-identification
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-12. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  That's a flex system cable with several clutch changeover elements strung onto it. You can see it on the back of 8002 Destroyer Droid:
  
  [![8002 image](https://i.sstatic.net/9C7bs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9C7bs.png)
  
  That's the only set with those parts in brown, so that's certainly where it came from. You can find all of the parts in the [set inventory](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=8002-1).
  
  Those cable end elements have never felt quite like LEGO bricks to me, as they are one of the few parts that I feel like I might break when taking them apart.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: The flex cable IS actually quite fragile... also gets brittle with time and stays bent when left in a build for too long...  
  
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