Comments on: If The Shoe Slips, Swear At It

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:11:56 +0000

In one’s life there are sometimes small and simple changes that have a huge and permanent impact. This entry on shoelaces has been the impetus to one such change for me. I’ve been struggling with self-untying knots for years. Even my double knots would slip out several times a day. I figured that I was just cursed or was selecting a too-slippery brand of laces. But no, it was the granny knot. Yesterday I put single square knots in my laces and proceeded to walk around all day with no untying. I showed my girlfriend the secure knots with pride so many times that I’m surprised she didn’t pat me on the head and buy me an ice cream cone. I have to admit that even more than the pleasure of knowing my shoelace woes are behind me, I’m looking forward a bit too smugly to sharing this information with other knot-impaired friends.

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By: Adam Rixey

Adam Rixey — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:09:09 +0000

I read this article before going to bed last night. My dreams were full of me staring at my dream-shoes, tying and retying the knots. Periodically the Oblivion “level up” noise would occur and I would get better at my Shoe Tying skill (primary sttribute: agility).

I guess I didn’t gain enough levels, because I tried the new knots this morning and didn’t even make it down the stairs before ol’ righty came untied. Video games have lied to me yet again.

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By: Shelby Davis

Shelby Davis — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:55:44 +0000

IHNPH,IJLTS
I tie rope into a monkey fist to beat people with.

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By: Chris Hanson

Chris Hanson — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:30:10 +0000

I’ve been using Ian’s Secure Knot for a couple months now. I could never manage to keep my Skechers tied for more than a couple hours at a shot, often less, but now I tie them when I put them on and untie them when I take them off. It’s a wonderfully liberating thing in its own small way.

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By: Trin

Trin — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:22:24 +0000

Well I’ve used the double knot since … well, since the first time my shoe came untied while walking. Untying it is rather simple – three steps. From the knot grab one of the laces where one end goes into the knot and comes out as a loop back into the knot and the other end goes into the knot and out as the end of the lace, and pull. Usually the end of the lace will come out of the knot first, followed by the loop. Now you have a poorly tied granny knot (single loop). Undo that loop as you usually would untie the granny knot and take off shoes. ~20 years of doing this, I do it easily without looking.
Given all that, you can prepare to salute .
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Perhaps I don’t tie my granny knot as you do…hmm.
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huh…forget all that, according to shoeknots (before double knotting) I tie a square knot. So then the question comes up why did my shoes come untied when I was younger? Or even more, the additional 2 seconds it takes to double knot my shoes all these years… how much of my life could have been saved?

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