An interesting article by Dave Richards, who tested rope break strengths in various scenarios.It describes how the knots are reducing the breaking strength of ropes (static/dynamic).8 knots were chosen for testing; bowline, fig. 8 end, fig. 8 bight, butterfly, fisherman’s knot, double fisherman’s knot, sheet bend, and double sheet bend.
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