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Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots
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#62My favorite knot is the Zeppelin Bend: [1] It's used to tie the ends of two ropes together. It's super easy to tie, super easy to untie (when you want to), and will not untie accidentally. [1] - https://www.animatedknots.com/zeppelin-bend-knot
Hah, same here. There's something really satisfying about it. Maybe it's the imagery of tying off a hydrogen airship.
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#63I have this app but I'm still looking for the right knot to tie a boat to a float where another line has been strung between two cleats (to allow more small boats to tie up than would at two cleats).
As I type this my boat is tied with what looked like a child's shoelace.
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#65This seems like a great candidate for an AR app.
It really is. Though thread/knot simulation is a very difficult problem. I’m involved in a VR project for surgery that simulates knots for surgical suturing. We have two full time physics phds on it and they’re delivering some promising results but it’s far from good enough to teach IRL knots.
How far along is your work? Is it academic or commercial? Are you targeting any particular platforms?
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
It really is. Though thread/knot simulation is a very difficult problem. I’m involved in a VR project for surgery that simulates knots for surgical suturing. We have two full time physics phds on it and they’re delivering some promising results but it’s far from good enough to teach IRL knots.
Do different sutures require different knots?
Yes - we work with simulation of laparoscopic surgery, where several types of knots must be made on stiff inarticulate instruments in constrained spaces at difficult angles. It is quite an incredible skill.
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#67I have to ask: what is HN's interest in knots? Regularly (and dependably!), posts about knots make their way to the front page, often to the top … it's nearly in the same mold as "articles warning about lending/housing behavior".
It’s something else to feel smug about. “Ah, I know more knots than the average person. I truely am a hacker and more enlightened”
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#68I took pandemic time to learn some knots, and then forget a bunch of them that didn't offer enough distinct utility to me. I highly recommend the Farrimond Friction Hitch: https://www.animatedknots.com/farrimond-friction-hitch-knot It's simple and fast to tie (with a little practice for muscle memory), and with an extra turn has exceptional friction preventing loop collapse in some situations where even a bowline wou…
cool knot, thanks for sharing!
My most useful knot is the trucker's hitch. It's so handy for tying down loads, I don't know how I ever lived without it: https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot
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The tautline hitch is, after the square knot, probably my most-used knot outdoors. It's just versatile and adjustable. I know people say there are usually better knots for various jobs where you can employ it, but throughout all of Boy Scouts and beyond, it was always at least good enough. Plus, it's really satisfying the way you can slide and adjust it. There's something so wonderful about getting sophisticated mech…
Do you know about the prusik knot, and the corresponding practise of prusiking? Works on the same principle as the taut-line hitch. You can hang your weight in the knot on a vertical rope indefinitely. If you can then find a way to unload the knot, you can slide it up the rope and then put your weight on it again, slightly higher up than before. So how do you unload the knot? By loading another of the same knots! So…
Prusik knot is great. Used it for attaching a tarp over the cockpit of a sailboat for some shade by attaching to the shrouds and stays. Holds extremely well in high winds too. Some use it as described by above post to climb the mast.
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#70I have this app but I'm still looking for the right knot to tie a boat to a float where another line has been strung between two cleats (to allow more small boats to tie up than would at two cleats). As I type this my boat is tied with what looked like a child's shoelace.
Maybe put several knots within the line leaving a loop for the boats to tie onto.