Это плохой провод?

А так он «развязался». Как шнурок в ботинке, например.

loose []
1) free or released from confinement or restraint
2) not close, compact, or tight in structure or arrangement
3) not fitted or fitting closely loose clothing is cooler
4) not bundled, packaged, fastened, or put in a container loose nails
5) inexact; imprecise a loose translation
6) (of funds, cash, etc.) not allocated or locked away; readily available
7) a) (esp of women) promiscuous or easy b) (of attitudes, ways of life, etc.) immoral or dissolute
8) lacking a sense of responsibility or propriety loose talk
9) a) (of the bowels) emptying easily, esp excessively; lax b) (of a cough) accompanied by phlegm, mucus, etc
10) (of a dye or dyed article) fading as a result of washing; not fast
11) informal chiefly and Canadian very relaxed; easy