Whether it's tying your shoelaces or doing up your tie, many of us use knots on a daily basis. Despite this, research has ...

Whether it's tying your shoelaces or doing up your tie, many of us use knots on a daily basis. Despite this, research has shown that humans are 'terrible' at judging knots.

"Knot" As Strong As You Think: Humans Are Bad At Working Out Which Knots Are Strongest Despite the fact most of us tie knots every day, we fail to guess their strength. Dr. Alfredo Carpineti ...

Tighten each individual knot, then slide the two knots together by pulling on each rope. Each knot serves as a stopper for the other. As a safety measure, you can tie off the “tail” left ...

The alpine butterfly knot is a sturdy loop that can be tied anywhere between two ends of a rope, creating a strong knotted anchor for clipping into a carabiner or simply to hang over a branch or hook.

Which knot would be hardest to undo if you pulled on the two long ends of its ropes? Rank them in order from ... “Reef and thief knots were rated as similarly strong because they’re ...

The bowline, clove hitch, and square are knots familiar to campers who might need to, say, tie down a tent with rope. But there are naturally occurring knots, too—ones that can be found on the ...

It’s also one of the easiest rope knots you can tie. Make no mistake, it’s pretty darn strong when tied correctly, but the square knot also has limitations that you must consider before using it in ...

Speaking with NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce, mathematician Vishal Patil gives the example of the granny knot and the reef knot, both of which loop two ropes together but differ by one overlap.