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O/T: why knot?

Psychology/neurology cannot yet answer such questions. I'd guess it involves combining visualization with muscle memory. Or the problem of visualizing a 1-D string embedded in a 3-D space.

For 95% of the population, it's math.

For me, I don't know how composers do what they do. A heavenly gift, I suppose. There was a time, I spent several weeks trying to compose a melody. I came up with a few ideas, but then fell into the rut of songs I already knew, every time. I found it impossible to clear my mind completely of familiar tunes.

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Rich
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RichD
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I have no idea what that is. I mean Hunter's bend, not a hitch:

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Clifford Heath

Huh nice, I like the figure eight bend. I think we should classify knots into two categories. Permanent, and those that are meant to be untied. I like the fishermen's bend as a perm. splice. (for tents/ tarps and stuff. Nothing with a life hanging on the end of the rope... well a fish life is OK :^)

George H.

These days with ratchet straps, I hardly use ropes anymore.

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George Herold

That is strange. I find that if I look at how I analyze things it is all d one with images. So the things I can't use images to represent easily are hard for me, like names. Knots are not hard once I "see" all the features of the knot. That's why I never remember the alpine butterfly knot. I don 't have a clear mental image of the 3D configuration and remembering the st eps to tie it have to be practiced to retain.

I say that is strange, because I figure most scientific types are similar, but maybe not.

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Rick C

not convinced.

This "enginner" knows that the knots you want are in the scout manual.

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Jasen Betts

A good party trick for kids is to place a short length of rope in front of them and ask them to hold one end in each hand then tie a knot without letting go. Of course, the trick is to fold (knot) your arms first.

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Clive
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Clive Arthur

The only knot I know is the proverbial Gordian Knot. Which for some odd reason, seems to be tightly coupled to my employment. :)

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mpm

mpm wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

The best way to untie a Gordian Knot is with a Light Saber.

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DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno

Fortunately it didn't matter anyway. By that time I'd learned that I

*detested* every single second of my short time trying to sail a yacht. It made me feel even more suicidal than cutting the lawn does (I have people do that for me now, thank god). But I'm far from alone. A popular saying among ex-boat owners is, "the two finest days of boat ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it." Actually that reminds me of another piece of maritime folk wisdom: "before buying a boat, first check you are suited to sailing by standing under a cold shower whilst tearing up 50 pound notes." :) 
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