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Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by endgame »

xp84 wrote: post #78
burnt-resistor wrote: post #71

"Double Slip Knot" (ABOK 1219 p. 221) is the canonical name with prior art. Calling it [your name] knot is pompous "discovery" of lands already occupied revisionist history. The main problem with it is that the free ends and loops cannot be balanced easily like a standard Bow Knot (ABOK 1214 p. 220). A Bow Knot may also be fixed by adding an opposing Half Knot ("The Shoeclerk's Knot" (ABOK 1215)) while losing the sli…

I'm pretty sure knot techniques can't be copyrighted, so nobody owns it or has the exclusive right to name it. Someone can call it the Ham Sandwich knot if they want. Who cares? Besides, I'm pretty sure Ian has done a lot more to spread the knowledge of this particular knot than anyone else in history.

Ashley is the canonical list of knots, so it's good for people who haven't heard of ABOK to hear about it since we're talking knots today.

Probably time to drop another coin in Ian's tip jar too.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by bookofjoe »

whitepoplar wrote: post #141
nunez wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OMG same! It's like when you learn how to roll up headphone wires or properly clean glasses. The temptation to do it for others (and get rejected) is way too high.

Wait, how do you properly clean glasses?

Zeiss Lens Wipes. Apple’s Vision Pro care instructions specifies them.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by nickzelei »

I did a double take seeing this on the front page. I came across this website only yesterday after searching how to properly lace a heel-lock. I bought a new pair of shoes and my right shoe wants to slip out of the heel ever so slightly.

As a result, I came across this absolute gem of a website! Glad to see it here as it's a wealth of knowledge. Who knew there were so many ways to tie and lace up shoes. There's even methods to design your own! Amazing.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by Syzygies »

burnt-resistor wrote: post #71

"Double Slip Knot" (ABOK 1219 p. 221) is the canonical name with prior art. Calling it [your name] knot is pompous "discovery" of lands already occupied revisionist history. The main problem with it is that the free ends and loops cannot be balanced easily like a standard Bow Knot (ABOK 1214 p. 220). A Bow Knot may also be fixed by adding an opposing Half Knot ("The Shoeclerk's Knot" (ABOK 1215)) while losing the sli…

There's the finished knot, and there's his way of tying it, which is easy to grasp.

That strikes a chord for me. In grade school my teachers could not distinguish between these perspectives, for the standard shoelace knot. I found their method stupid, and they thought my method was wrong. This was but one of many lessons that helped me to learn to think for myself.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by sanderjd »

kenmacd wrote: post #41
jonathanlydall wrote: post #13

I only realized in my 30s that I had been tying my shoelaces wrong my whole life and a super minor change in my method has changed them from coming undone multiple times per day (unless double knotted), to instead staying tied the whole day with just a standard shoelace knot [0] (also on Ian's site). This article's web page actually has the essential note: > NOTE: If your finished knot comes out crooked (eg. loops po…

Learning this has also changed my life, but maybe not for the better. Now every time I see someone I know and their shoes are tied in a granny knot I have to waste a bunch of calories deciding if they'd appreciate me telling them.

On the bright side, burning calories!

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by seb1204 »

nunez wrote: post #148
whitepoplar wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, how do you properly clean glasses?

Use a clean microfiber cloth. ANYTHING ELSE will scratch your lenses up. (This is probably the most common no-no I see. People will clean their glasses with anything on them and smudge/scratch them instead.) Two cloths are ideal: one for cleaning and another for polishing. If you're using soap and water, apply a tiny amount of soap onto both sides of the lens --- less than a grain of rice --- then apply water and rub…

Yea, this reads very meticulous to me. I clean my glasses under running hot water and the micro fibre cloth. I wash the micro fibre cloth with dish soap from time to time. In a bind I clean the glass with any clean fabric that feels soft.
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