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Old 12-24-21, 05:14 PM   #1
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It's what you do in your shoe strings.
If they still come loose, then you double Knot
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Old 12-25-21, 10:58 PM   #2
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And indeed with actual knots it did start. Back from the days of the log, when a block of wood was thrown off the back of the ship tied to a line that had numerous knots tied in it. And timing how many knots slipped through your hand in a particular period of time was an indication of speed.
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