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Scientists from Johns Hopkins University showed participants pictures of knots and asked them to point out the strongest one. Amazingly, they found that most people struggled to tell a weak knot ...

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the Palomar is one of the most important knots for anglers to learn. Not only is it incredibly simple, but it’s also arguably the strongest angling knot. Best ...

One example is the reef knot (top) vs. the grief knot (bottom). One is considerably stronger than the other. What does this mean, exactly? According to researchers, people were consistently unable ...

So, a good cable should be very strong in tension. 1.Tie one end of each cable to a broomstick using the knot shown below. 2. Tie a loop at the other end of each cable. Hold the loop open with one ...