Sheepshank To test his seamanship skills, Quint asks Hooper to tie him a sheepshank, a knot used for shortening a rope instead of cutting it (although some think Hooper actually tied a trumpet knot).

Here is how Knot Offshore (KNOP) and LATAM (LTM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Here is how Knot Offshore (KNOP) and LATAM (LTM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

This knot is very useful for adjusting tie downs quickly and easily. For example, a tarp could be held down by a series of these knots and be made very tight so the wind cannot make it rise, and ...

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, Johns Hopkins ...

Perhaps you know them by their specific names— the square, the figure eight, the fisherman, the sheepshank. Or perhaps, you know them for their daily uses— shoe-tying, fishing, sewing, or the ...

But a new study highlights one area of intuitive physics that’s deceptively difficult: judging how strong a knot is. Take a look at these four knots, which may look similar but are all distinct.

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, research finds.