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Why Figure 8 knot is NOT hard to untie!
Hard Is Easy
Hard Is Easy runs experiments to show that a correctly tied figure 8 knot is not hard to untie after loading. He shows how two knots that look similar can behave differently depending on how they are dressed.
Cited in climbing knot threads to counter the claim that figure 8s jam, by showing the correct tying method.
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