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I have a theory about tying shoelaces. I tie mine in the "correct" way which doesn't reposition the loops vertically. Never thought about it until that viral TE
by russellbeattie 3y ago
I have a theory about tying shoelaces. I tie mine in the "correct" way which doesn't reposition the loops vertically. Never thought about it until that viral TED talk. My son, however, does the opposite. Since I'm the one that taught him how to tie his shoes, my theory is that he watched me make knots, from the opposite side, and thus internalized making the same knot, but in reverse.
If my theory is true, then every other generation ties their knots in reverse...
- ouid 3y ago[dead]
- pwython 3y agoI was having trouble understanding clockwise vs counter-clockwise with a standard shoelace knot, so I just grabbed a pair of sneakers. Turns out I do it the "wrong way" (clockwise), but I can't even remember the last time I had a shoelace untie on me since grade school... well, except for those stiff waxy laces on dress shoes.
- mathstuf 3y agoI never learned how to do the "one bunny ear" effectively (I could never remember some detail and they'd always fall apart) and did the "two bunny ear" method until 2010 or so when the Numberphile video on the faster way came out. Still two ears, but they pass through each other instead of wrapping around. Alas, I now wear mostly Crocs day-to-day and boot laces end up being laced more tightly in the base anyways (twice around instead of one before any loops) where they are tight even if the thicker laces get worked loose over many miles.