| Which knot do you use? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Granny (27.4%) | |||
| Square (40.2%) | |||
| Other (32.4%) | |||
Comments
Tuesday April 29, 2008
uqh i need it for a school paper :|
Thursday April 10, 2008
I was a granny for 30 years until I found it's hip to be square
Wednesday April 2, 2008
I limped along with granny knots for 55 years until I found this site two years ago. Now it takes me twice as long to tie my shoes because I start with the granny, then remember that's wrong and go with the square knot. Left hander
Monday March 24, 2008
Square knot is fair, I do a modified square, I go around twice on the top.
Wednesday March 12, 2008
mon the granny knot
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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.