We tie our shoes, we put on neckties, we wrestle with power cords. Yet despite deep familiarity with knots, most people cannot tell a weak knot from a strong one by looking at them, new Johns Hopkins University research finds.
I think, in general, there are a lot less people who have hands-on experience with knots than there were a few generations ago. You mentioned scouts and sailors, but those are a relatively small portion of the population. Rock climbers would be another group with some specialized knowledge. But there are very few every day uses for knots aside from your shoe laces.
I think, in general, there are a lot less people who have hands-on experience with knots than there were a few generations ago. You mentioned scouts and sailors, but those are a relatively small portion of the population. Rock climbers would be another group with some specialized knowledge. But there are very few every day uses for knots aside from your shoe laces.