In reply to CurlyStevo:
> "In case it is relevant, both ears are normally on one krab, so not sure what the breaking force would be "
> may as well make a loop then, whole point of the bunny ears is they can be used individually.
Not quite. Note I said normally, not always. Sometimes one will use a single arm, and untying a double fisherman's takes awhile. If using a single arm, one needs to understand the limitations and the likely forces (second rolling down a slab, vs 20m FF2). But the main reason is that with a loop the knot tends to end up in the wrong place. Finally, cordelettes end up being used for a multitude of things, and starting with a length of cord rather than a loop is often easier