We have not even had anyone comment on the inherent chirality of figure-of-8 and stopper knots and hence fully enumerate the 8 non-identical variations of the basic tie-in method thus arising...
> We have not even had anyone comment on the inherent chirality of figure-of-8 and stopper knots and hence fully enumerate the 8 non-identical variations of the basic tie-in method thus arising...
This reminds me of a climber I once met whon was a mathematician specialising in knot theory in n-dimensions. He also apparently had a reputation for always getting his ropes hopelessly kinked and tangled.
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> This reminds me of a climber I once met whon was a mathematician specialising in knot theory in n-dimensions. He also apparently had a reputation for always getting his ropes hopelessly kinked and tangled.
What does surprise me is the number of people who appear to accept a statement as fact (for whatever reason) rather than get a piece of rope and do a few experiments so you KNOW what the situation is.
> What does surprise me is the number of people who appear to accept a statement as fact (for whatever reason) rather than get a piece of rope and do a few experiments so you KNOW what the situation is.
I couldn't agree more, Chris. I used a bowline for several years, before one day seeing a perfect double-bowline, which I had tied myself not 5 minutes previously, unravel before my eyes as I sat down to put my shoes on. Twas all the experimental evidence I needed.
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> This reminds me of a climber I once met whon was a mathematician specialising in knot theory in n-dimensions. He also apparently had a reputation for always getting his ropes hopelessly kinked and tangled.
Unless I'm very much mistaken
Somebody might get hurt
Even they tie their knot correctly
And I'm not sure what the best way forward is.
Frankly, the whole situation is a mess.
I get confused as to which knot is best.
Granted, the situation is complicated, but
Unless I'm very much mistaken, the
Reality is that you should use whatever you're happy with.
Even if you're wrong. That way you'll live to be
80 years old.
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> This reminds me of a climber I once met whon was a mathematician specialising in knot theory in n-dimensions. He also apparently had a reputation for always getting his ropes hopelessly kinked and tangled.
There once was a climber named Jock
who tied a bowline to his cock.
When he fell it undid---
from its moorings it slid;
he was glad that the knot did not lock.
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