Why Figure 8 knot is NOT hard to untie!
Hard Is Easy · 2 HN recommendations
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Hard Is Easy runs experiments to show that a correctly tied figure 8 knot is not hard to untie after loading. He shows how two knots that look similar can behave differently depending on how they are dressed.
Why HN recommends it: Cited in climbing knot threads to counter the claim that figure 8s jam, by showing the correct tying method.
“Apparently there is a wrong way of tying a figure 8, that leads to a version that is much harder to untie.” Read on HN ↗