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> the knot at the toe end of the shoe What are you talking about? That photo shows the knot at the heel end.
Wow. It does. Wild. I literally saw the toe end of a shoe there, due to the darker colour. I wonder how many others will see that first, or if I'm just borked. (I had to go back, stare at it, enlarge the pic, stare some more, then I saw it the correct way.)
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I've been using the Ian knot since around 2005 and it's easily the most impactful "life hack" I've ever made. My shoes basically never come untied.
Doesn’t it still produce the same knot as the standard shoe tie knot? I thought it was just a faster method?
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> the knot at the toe end of the shoe What are you talking about? That photo shows the knot at the heel end.
Wow. It does. Wild. I literally saw the toe end of a shoe there, due to the darker colour. I wonder how many others will see that first, or if I'm just borked. (I had to go back, stare at it, enlarge the pic, stare some more, then I saw it the correct way.)
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I don't know why, but the picture of the shoe, with the knot at the toe end of the shoe, makes me angry. I mean, literally angry, very angry, yet there is zero valid reason to be that emotionally charged about it. Intellectually, I wonder "how will one get their shoe off, without lots of work". Yet the anger is intense for some inane reason. Now I wonder if I need therapy, due to some shoe related horror in the past.
Are you referring to this picture: https://www.fieggen.com/Dont_Link/finished-Surgeons-Knot.jpg The perspective of the picture fooled me for a moment too, but this knot is in the usual position.
As others have mentioned, Ian's knots has great reccommendations, but overlooked is the "surgeon's knot". This one has two twists instead of the normal one, and comes out like a square knot if done right. It won't come untied by itself, ever. But you can untie it by tugging on the tails of the laces. You can do this one with a thumb on the initial bend, unlike the "bunny ears" style knots. It's a hell of a lot better…
I don't know why, but the picture of the shoe, with the knot at the toe end of the shoe, makes me angry. I mean, literally angry, very angry, yet there is zero valid reason to be that emotionally charged about it. Intellectually, I wonder "how will one get their shoe off, without lots of work". Yet the anger is intense for some inane reason. Now I wonder if I need therapy, due to some shoe related horror in the past.
https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes
People are very negative about these kinds of TED talks, but I actually improved my hand drying technique after the TEDx on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMBSblpcrc That and using the back of my hand/arm to push off the water from my body after a shower keep our towels much dryer and nicer.
As others have mentioned, Ian's knots has great reccommendations, but overlooked is the "surgeon's knot". This one has two twists instead of the normal one, and comes out like a square knot if done right. It won't come untied by itself, ever. But you can untie it by tugging on the tails of the laces. You can do this one with a thumb on the initial bend, unlike the "bunny ears" style knots. It's a hell of a lot better…
I don't know why, but the picture of the shoe, with the knot at the toe end of the shoe, makes me angry. I mean, literally angry, very angry, yet there is zero valid reason to be that emotionally charged about it. Intellectually, I wonder "how will one get their shoe off, without lots of work". Yet the anger is intense for some inane reason. Now I wonder if I need therapy, due to some shoe related horror in the past.
Hope that makes you feel better.
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknotanalyser.htm
What a wonderful website.