Review of a Scientific American Article on Thief, Reef, Granny and Grief Knots

https://youtu.be/X4Qn4RaQJng

March 7, 2025

In this anisotropicplus video I review the March 2025 Scientific American article. “Are You a Good Judge of Knot Strength?”. This article shows how the bitter end location on two classes of knots, Thief/Reef and Granny/Grief greatly impacts knot holding and how most people are a poor judge of evaluating them simply by looking at them. For a list of all Anisotropicplus videos go to WordPress blog posts at https://scottcainesgmailcom-zyvml.wordpress.com

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