Image on left is from 4 days ago, but the pimple was slowly forming over around 2 weeks.
The goop was sticky, not oily. Earphones are Panasonic RP-TCM130.
I was not able to find an explanation.
Something to increase cable lifespan, lubrication, rubber disintegrating, sweat and earwax that somehow got into the cable, dielectric grease, SCP-1407, no clear answer.
At first I thought the wires just somehow twisted. Nope.
If you put the yolk into a cup of soil, you should have baby headphones within 2-3 weeks.
You gotta be careful with baby headphones. If it's a boy, he'll keep the cord. If it's a girl, she'll loose her cord, and her teeth will turn blue.
In some states, you're legally required to.
That's how I grow my own chickens