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A common one is the tying of one's shoelaces. It's pretty common to tie the knot in an unbalanced way. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm https://w
by hgomersall 4y ago
A common one is the tying of one's shoelaces. It's pretty common to tie the knot in an unbalanced way. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm
- songshu 4y agoYes and then spend a lifetime with annoying workarounds. A friend has been double knotting forever :(
- vehemenz 4y agoYep. I did this for about 30 years before I learned the correct way (from that site, no less).
- daRealDodo 4y agoWorthy of the best TED talk ever: https://youtu.be/zAFcV7zuUDA https://youtu.be/zAFcV7zuUDA
- WithinReason 4y agoThat is now outdated: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm Another view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cBtqhq5P28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cBtqhq5P28
- hgomersall 4y agoIt's quite hard to maintain tension with the Ian knot and it also doesn't speed up the initial twist. It's a good party trick though!
- WithinReason 4y agoYou can just leave the initial twist on the shoestring
- hirenj 4y agoI've been using the secure version of this knot for a few years now, and I've been entirely satisfied with how it holds up in the real world! https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm
- maximus-decimus 4y agoWhat does that even mean? lol. The Ted way still works and the shoe laces have not come undone in 10 years since I've been using it, so why would I change method?
- pmarreck 4y agoI’m a full fledged adult but I also appreciate efficiency so I recently invested in these things and so far so awesome: Orange Elastic No Tie Shoe Laces... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PK2N1PD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PK2N1PD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_shar...
- lepapillon 4y agoI came here to post this one. For about 25 years of my life I was tying my knots the wrong way and I just thought shoelaces just had to be re-tied periodically. I don't remember where I learnt to just tie the loop the other way. Now strain on the laces just serves to tighten the knot.
- kuon 4y agoI was also about to post that, and note that my wife who is japanese told me that in japan the correct way to tie shoelaces was taught at school, and she laughed for about a week when I told her that at 40 I didn't know that.
- derekp7 4y agoLearning the Ian knot was life changing for me -- not only did it automatically correct the bow being in the correct orientation, but it doesn't take an inconvenient amount of time to tie my shoes anymore. Esp. when walking with a group, if a lace comes untied I can fix it without losing more than a couple paces.
- bregma 4y agoIt wasn't until I had to teach knots to Cub Scouts that I realized my life was a lie, at least when it came to tying shoes. I was the object of ridicule for 50 years but now I walk with confidence, and always-tied shoes.
- zzzeek 4y agothis was my answer as well
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- Zecc 4y agoRegardless of the knot itself, a heel lock also helps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBbc6TackDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBbc6TackDQ
- Semaphor 4y agoThis was so confusing to me. Don’t American kids learn how to tie their shoes properly? Here in Germany, I was taught that in kindergarten.
- CSMastermind 4y agoThe knots being discussed are similar with one small difference: the direction you wrap the shoelace during one step. The "incorrect" knot still works relatively well and looks almost the same as the "correct" knot. The "incorrect" one also requires significantly less finger dexterity which is why children tend to prefer it.
- Semaphor 4y agoYeah, that is what we learned, not to make the shoddy knot.