| Which knot do you use? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of votes = 862 | |||||
| granny (22.3%) | |||||
| square (33.4%) | |||||
| double (21.7%) | |||||
| none (9.9%) | |||||
| other (12.8%) | |||||
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Since those days in late October 1999 when the shoe knot experiments were first performed, I have been quick to learn that my friends and I are not the only ones to delve so deeply into this subject. From patents to journal articles, and web pages by others (listed below), there are many people with creative ideas. Personally I would like to thank everybody who has contributed comments over the years as it has taught me a lot. This site has greatly benefited from your contributions.
Finally, I can't help but leave this discussion with one last bit of trivia that I discovered from the "Texas Mailman", which relates to the plastic things at the end of shoelaces.
aglet ('a-glet) n. The plain or ornamental covering at the end of a lace to keep it from becoming frayed.
So there you have it ... keep using that square knot, and may you have many safe walks!
Here are just a few of the numerous pages available regarding the various aspects of shoelaces, their knots, and the many types of lacing methods available. They cover many of the other aspects of shoelaces that I am unable to fit in here.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
STEP 1 You can tie the starting knot by passing the left lace over the right (shown at left), or by wrapping right over left. Either method can yield a balanced knot or a granny knot—it depends on what you do afterward. STEP 2 Next you make a loop with the right lace (shown at left) or the left. Either choice can yield a balanced knot or a granny knot—independent of which starting knot you
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
for some reason i do square on the right and granny on the left. never paid attention until i read your post.
Monday, May 30, 2011
I canT wait to try this. My grandson's shoes come untied more times than either he or I are willing to retie them.
Friday, February 18, 2011
I tie my shoes with a Ian knot.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
My mother told me that our family usually used the double knot, sometimes I employ the double and others the square, depends of the type of rope. Thanks