As long as it fits!
From the submitter:
"My laptop charger only works if it's bent in a gentle curve. So I bent some Q-tips and taped them on for support. Works like new."
I would say it's magnificent, but the word magnificent doesn't quite do it justice.
"The cable shorted out so we cut them shorter to get rid of the short (yo dawg, we herd u liek shorts) and soldered them in place where they belong. Another short, this time nearer to the computer end of the cord, so we put Q-tips and tape to hold it in a place where it charges happily."
And they all charged happily ever after!