advert date June 2011 Cut the knot is a free, advertisement funded educational website maintained by Alexander Bogomolny and devoted to popular exposition of many topics in mathematics . The site has won more than 20 awards from scientific and educational publications, ref cite web accessdate 2006 01 18 url http www.cut the knot.org awards.shtml title Cut the Knot s list of awards ref including a Scientific American Web Award in 2003, ref cite web accessdate 2006 01 18 url http www.scientificamerican.com article.cfm?articleID 00077DD8 59F2 1ECA 8E1C809EC588EF21 title Scientific American 2003 Sci Tech Web Awards Mathematics ref the Encyclop dia Britannica s Internet Guide Award, Ref awards Awards and Science journal Science Magazine s NetWatch award. ref cite journal volume 285 issue 5424 date 1999 07 02 journal Science journal Science Magazine title Site Visit Mathematical Wonders url http www.sciencemag.org content vol285 issue5424 netwatch.dtl ref Its name is a reference to the legend of Alexander the Great s solution to the Gordian knot . Cut the knot s manifesto states that Judging Mathematics by its pragmatic value is like judging symphonia by the weight of its score, and describes the site as a resource that would help learn, if not math itself, then, at least, ways to appreciate its beauty. ref cite web accessdate 2006 01 18 url http www.cut the knot.org manifesto index.shtml title Cut the Knot s manifesto ref The site is designed for teachers, children and parents, and anyone else curious about mathematics, with an eye to educating, encouraging interest, and provoking curiosity. Many mathematical ideas are illustrated by applet s. CTK wiki powered by PmWiki extends ... 17 or under References refs External links official http cut the knot.org Mathematics lit stub Category Educational websites Category Mathematics websites eo Tran i la nodon fr Cut the knot it Cut the knot pt Cut the Knot zh Cut the Knot ... more details
About speeds Knot unit other uses Knot disambiguation Image Nf knots.png frame right Some knots ol li Yarn knot The Ashley Book of Knots ABoK 2688 li li Manrope knot Manrope knot li li Granny knot li li Rosebud stopper knot ? li li Matthew Walker s knot li li Shroud knot li li Turks head knot li li Overhand knot , Figure eight knot ropes Figure of eight knot li li Reef knot , Square knot li li Two half hitches li ol A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying ..., and the area of mathematics known as knot theory knot theory . Use Citations missing section ... best by watching how a knot is tied. Knot tying skills are often transmitted by sailor s, Scouting ... should have basic knowledge of knots and knot systems to increase safety and the ability to do ... by a type of knot called a whipping knot . Many types of textile s use knots to repair damage ... Knots weaken the rope in which they are made. ref name Richards2005 Cite journal title Knot ..., it almost always fails at the knot or close to it, unless it is defective or damaged elsewhere. The bending, crushing, and chafing forces that hold a knot in place also unevenly stress rope fibers ... are complex and are the subject of continued study. Relative knot strength, also called knot ... without the knot. Determining a precise value for a particular knot is difficult because many factors can affect a knot efficiency test the type of fiber , the Rope Styles of rope construction style of rope , the size of rope, whether it is wet or dry, how the knot is dressed before loading, how rapidly it is loaded, whether the knot is repeatedly loaded, and so on. The efficiency of common ... grog reliability Cite web url http www.animatedknots.com reliability.php title Knot & Rope Safety ..., other factors come into play. Security Even if the rope does not break, a knot may still fail to hold ... back through the knot in the direction of the load. If this continues far enough, the working ... more details
About method of fastening linear material Knot other uses Knot disambiguation Infobox radio station name KNOT airdate 1957 in radio 1957 frequency 1450 Kilohertz kHz city Prescott, Arizona area Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff Prescott, Arizona format Oldies owner Guyann Corporation power 1,000 watt s class C branding Fun Oldies 100.9 1450 webcast none website http www.funoldies1450.info FunOldies1450.com sister stations KAFF AM KAFF , KAFF FM , KFSZ , KMGN , KTMG KNOT 1450 AM and KNOT FM 100.9 are commercial radio station s in Prescott, Arizona , simulcasting to the Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff Prescott, Arizona , area. In August 2011, the stations dropped classic country and switched to a 1960s oldies format. Bo Woods, who worked at Los Angeles oldies station KRTH , 2002 06, is the program director and morning disc jockey. External links AM station data KNOT Category Radio stations in Flagstaff, Arizona NOT Category Prescott, Arizona Category Classic country radio stations in the United States Category Radio stations established in 1957 Arizona radio station stub ... more details
About the film the company The Knot company Infobox Chinese Film name The Knot image image size caption director Yin Li director Yin Li producer writer Liu Heng br Zheng Kehui starring Chen Kun actor Chen Kun br Vivian Hsu br Li Bingbing music Zou Ye cinematography Wang Xiaole editing distributor released China br December 1, 2006 runtime 117 min. language Mandarin budget jianti fanti pinyin Y n sh i y o The Knot zh t s p Y n sh i y o l The Song of the Clouds and Waters is a 2006 Cinema of China Chinese film Film director directed by Yin Li director Yin Li . It was China s submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not nominated. ref name YahooMoviesSubmissions cite web url http oscars.movies.yahoo.com news iw 20071018 1355.html title A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign Language Oscar Nod publisher Yahoo Movies date 2007 10 17 accessdate 2008 06 23 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name VarietyShortlist cite web url http www.variety.com awardcentral article VR1117979064.html?nav news&categoryid 1982&cs 1 title Oscar s foreign film race heats up publisher Variety magazine Variety author Gaydos, Steven coauthors McCarthy, Libby date 2008 01 15 accessdate 2008 06 23 ref It won the Best Film in the 2007 Golden Rooster Awards , and was named Outstanding Film by the 2008 Hundred Flowers Awards . Plot They fell in love Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre , Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War , where he met Wang Jindi, a nurse from Shanghai who fell ... title id 0924003 title The Knot Amg movie 392451 The Knot http www.dianying.com en title ysy2006 The Knot at the Chinese Movie Database CinemaofChina DEFAULTSORT Knot, The Category 2006 films Category ... War romance films China film stub id The Knot hu The Knot nl The Knot vi V n th y dao zh ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name A Knot Of Type video Artist Dir En Grey Cover Cover size Released February 2, 2009 Recorded 2005 2008 br Worldwide Genre Rock music Rock Heavy metal music metal Length Label Gan Shin Director Producer Reviews Chronology Last album In Weal or Woe br 2008 This album A Knot Of br 2009 Next album Tour 08 The Rose Trims Again br 2009 Misc A Knot Of stylized A KNOT OF is a DVD by Dir En Grey , released in Europe, North America and Japan between February 2 and February 24, 2009, marking Dir En Grey s first worldwide DVD release. Material on the DVD consists of rehashed material from the band s prior three fan club only releases, Tour 05 It Withers and Withers It Withers and Withers Bootlegged , Despair in the Womb , and In Weal or Woe . The live video was shot from early 2005 through late 2007, which encompasses several international tours and appearances, as well as three domestic tours. Tours Featured Tour05 It Withers and Withers Rock am Ring 2005 Rock im Park 2005 United States Showcase Tour Tour06 It Withers and Withers Rock am Ring 2006 Rock im Park 2006 Tour05 06 It Withers and Withers Final Tour06 Inward Scream The Family Values Tour Tour07 Inward Scream Deftones U.S. Tour 2007 Summer Wacken Open Air Ankkarock Festival Tour07 The Marrow of a Bone Release history class wikitable Region Date Label Catalog United Kingdom , Spain , Portugal February 2 align center Gan Shin FWEDVD 0002 Japan rowspan 2 February 4 align center Free Will Sub divisions Firewall Div. Sony Music Entertainment Japan SMEJ SFBD 0016 France , Finland rowspan 2 align center Gan Shin rowspan 2 FWEDVD 0002 Germany , Austria , Switzerland br Poland , Sweden , Denmark br Italy , Netherlands , Belgium February 6 United States , Canada February 24 align center ... Knot Of, A Category Dir En Grey video albums Category 2009 video albums Category Live video albums Category 2009 live albums ja A KNOT OF ... more details
In loop quantum gravity , an s knot is an equivalence class of spin network s under diffeomorphism s. In this formalism, s knots represent the quantum state s of the gravitational field . External links Living Reviews in Relativity http relativity.livingreviews.org open?pubNo lrr 1998 1&page node21.html Loop Quantum Gravity Diffeomorphism invariance Carlo Rovelli, Black Hole Entropy from Loop Quantum Gravity , http arxiv.org abs gr qc 9603063v1 Phys.Rev.Lett. 77, 3288 3291 1996 . Category Loop quantum gravity physics stub ... more details
The Cut may refer to TOC right Geography The Cut, London , a street in London The Cut, Berkshire , a river in Berkshire, England Maryland House of Correction or The Cut , Jessup, Maryland, U.S. The Cut or Downshire Bridge, Banbridge , Northern Ireland The Cut theatre , a theatre in Halesworth , Suffolk Media The Cut 1998 U.S. TV series The Cut 1998 U.S. TV series , a talent show hosted by Lisa Lopes The Cut 2005 U.S. TV series The Cut 2005 U.S. TV series , a reality show for fashion designers The Cut Australian TV series The Cut Australian TV series , a 2009 drama series starring John Wood The Cut UK TV series The Cut UK TV series , a British teen drama television series, beginning in September 2009 and concluding in December 2010 The Cut golf magazine The Cut golf magazine , a New Zealand golf magazine The Cut film The Cut film , a 2007 South Korean film The Cut play The Cut play , a play by Mark Ravenhill The Cut novel The Cut novel , a 2011 novel by George Pelecanos Other uses Cut logic programming or The cut , a command in Prolog The cut , in Glossary of golf C golf terminology , the elimination from a tournament of the worst scoring golfers See also Cut disambiguation disambig ... more details
wiktionary cutCut may refer to The act of cutting , the separation of an object into two through acutely directed force TOCright Mathematics Cut graph theory Branch cut , a concept in complex analysis Dedekind cut , a partition of rational numbers Cut elimination theorem Computing Cut logic programming cut Unix , a command line utility Cut, copy, and paste , a set of editing procedures Film and television Cut filmmaking , a transition from one sequence to another Cut film Cut film , a horror comedy Cut advertisement Cut advertisement , a domestic violence awareness campaign Music Cut music , an African American music technique Cut C Tec album Cut C Tec album Cut Crack the Sky album Cut Crack the Sky album Cut Golden Earring album Cut Golden Earring album Cut Hunters and Collectors album Cut Hunters and Collectors album Cut The Slits album Cut The Slits album Cut Plumb song Cut Plumb song Cut drum Cut , an album by Flare Acoustic Arts League Cut , a song by The Cure on the album Wish The Cure album Wish Cut , A slang term for track or song derived from early song recording when music was recorded on master tapes which had to be literally cut up in order to make the final music release. Games and sport Cut cards , a method of mixing a deck of cards Cut golf , a means of reducing the number of competitors in a golf tournament or a type of stroke Carleton Ultimate Team Geography Cut, Alba , Romania Cut River Cut, a village in Dumbrava Ro ie , Neam County, Romania Schools Central ... Costa Rica Confederaci n Unitaria de Trabajadores del Per Other uses Cut archaeology , a hole dug in the past Cut clothing , the style or shape of a garment Cut earthmoving , an excavation to make way for a transport route Cut etiquette , a snub or slight such as failure to greet an acquaintance Cut gems Cut novel Cut novel , by Patricia McCormick Cut of meat Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications ... disambiguation Cutter disambiguation Cutoff disambiguation Cut out disambiguation Cutaway disambiguation ... more details
Infobox Film name In the Cut image In the cut.jpg caption Promotional poster director Jane Campion producer Nicole Kidman br Laurie Parker writer Jane Campion br Susanna Moore based on The novel br by Susanna Moore starring Meg Ryan br Mark Ruffalo br Jennifer Jason Leigh music Hilmar rn Hilmarsson cinematography Dion Beebe editing Alexandre de Franceschi studio Path distributor Screen Gems br Columbia Pictures released October 22, 2003 small Limited release limited br October 31, 2003 br small wide release wide , US UK small runtime 119 minutes country United States br United Kingdom br Australia language English budget 12 million gross 23,726,793 In the Cut is a 2003 Cinema of the United States American erotic thriller and mystery film , written and directed by Jane Campion and starring Meg Ryan , Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Jason Leigh . Campion s screenplay is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Susanna Moore . It focuses on a college English professor Ryan who becomes entangled with a detective Ruffalo investigating a series of gruesome murders in her Manhattan neighborhood. The film received a limited release on October 22, 2003 in the United States, and was subsequently given a wide release on Halloween that year in the United States and United Kingdom. The film received negative to mixed reviews from critics. Ref citeweb url http www.rottentomatoes.com m in the cut work Rotten Tomatoes title In the Cut accessdate 14 September 2011 ref Plot High school teacher ... was divorcing and needed more time with her children Meg Ryan was hired. Box office In the Cut grossed ... of Australia References Reflist External links imdb title 0199626 In the Cut amg movie 282775 In the Cut mojo title inthecut In the Cut rotten tomatoes in the cut In the Cut Jane Campion Category ... Category Thriller films Category Screen Gems films de In the Cut es En carne viva fr In the Cut it In the Cut ja pt In the Cut ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Cover Atthecut.jpg Name At The Cut Type studio Artist Vic Chesnutt Released start date 2009 09 21 Genre Folk rock Length 43 59 Language English language English Label Constellation Records Constellation Recorded December 2008, mixed in April 2009 Last album Dark Developments br 2008 This album At the Cut br 2009 Next album Skitter on Take Off br 2010 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref citation url Allmusic class album id r1630771 pure url yes title At The Cut publisher allmusic accessdate 2010 02 22 ref rev2 Spin magazine Spin rev2score Rating 3.5 5 ref citation url http www.spin.com reviews vic chesnutt cut constellation title Vic Chesnutt At The Cut publisher Spin accessdate 2010 02 22 ref Automatically generated by DASHBot At the Cut is a 2009 album by Vic Chesnutt . It was his final album release before his death on December 25, 2009, from an overdose of muscle relaxants . ref citation url http www.rollingstone.com music news singer songwriter vic chesnutt dies at 45 20091226 title Singer Songwriter Vic Chesnutt Dies at 45 publisher Rolling Stone accessdate 2010 02 22 ref The song Flirted with You All My Life alludes to Chesnutt s own attitude toward suicide, including his previous attempts to take his own life. Track listing All songs written by Vic Chesnutt Coward 5 16 When the Bottom Fell Out 3 11 Chinaberry Tree 4 11 Chain 3 00 We Hovered with Short Wings 5 15 Philip Guston 3 28 Concord Country Jubilee 4 33 Flirted With You All My Life 4 42 It Is What It Is 6 59 Granny 3 25 Personnel Musicians Vic Chesnutt guitar , Singing vocals Thierry Amar contrabass , Audio engineering engineering Chad Jones guitar Efrim Menuck guitar, Keyboard instrument keyboards , vocals, engineering Jessica Moss violin , vocals Nadia Moss ... engineering References Reflist Thee Silver Mt. Zion DEFAULTSORT At The Cut Category 2009 albums Category ... more details
Knot details name Boa knot image BoaKnot Final.jpg names type binding strength origin Peter Collingwood in 1996 related strangle knot , double constrictor knot releasing strength uses Best used for securing objects in cylindrical loads caveat abok number The boa knot is a modern, binding knot invented by weaving weaver Peter Collingwood in 1996. His intention was to develop a knot that would hold well when the constricted object was cut close to the winds of the knot. The boa knot is related to the strangle knot and the double constrictor knot . It combines both the structure and qualities of these other two knots. The boa knot is best used for securing objects in cylindrical loads. Image BoaKnot HowTo.jpg left thumb Boa knot step by step br style clear both See also List of binding knots List of knots External links http notableknotindex.webs.com boaconstrictor.html knot stub ca Nus boa es Nudo boa ta ... more details
The Ghiordes knot or Turkish knot is one of the two most used knots employed in Carpet knotted pile carpets . The other is the Senneh knot , typical of Persian carpet s. In the Ghiordes knot, the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns, and is pulled through between them and then cut to form the pile. The Turkish knot has a symmetrical structure.The Ghiordes knot is the knot used in the oldest surviving pile carpets, the fragments found in Pazyryk kurgan burial mounds, in the Altai Mountains Altai of Central Asia. ref Conserved in the Hermitage Museum , St. Petersburg. ref reflist External links http mathforum.org geometry rugs carpets knots.html Rug knots Rugs and carpets Category Rugs and carpets Category Turkic rugs Category Knots ... more details
about the knot the play by Athol Fugard Blood KnotKnot details name Blood knot image BloodKnot Final.jpg names Barrel knot type bend strength 80 origin related releasing uses Joining monofilament nylon line caveat abok number A blood knot Barrel knot is most usefully employed for joining sections of monofilament line monofilament nylon line while maintaining a high portion of the line s inherent strength. Other knots used for this purpose can cause a substantial loss of strength. In fly fishing ... knot is the dexterity required to tie it. It is also likely to jam, which isn t a concern in fishing line, which is no great loss to cut, but may be a concern in normal rope. In tying the blood knot, the two lines to be joined are overlapped for 6 8 cm with the short ends of the two lines ... wrap of each set. Image BloodKnot HowTo.jpg thumb right Blood knot step by step The above method ... with the method that resembles the finished knot from the start, incoil . The images here are incorrect to present the finished knot as having its free tag ends go from the center of the knot ... and compress, creating 2 short sections of barrel , which look much like a hangman s knot , that slide ... be left intact to be used for a second fly or lure, called a dropper. The blood knot and barrel knot are not identical. The blood knot has the turns around the standing part both in the same direction either clockwise or counterclockwise. The barrel knot has the turns made in opposite directions. see ... Half blood knot List of bend knots List of knots External links http www.expertangling.com coarse fishing knots blood knot.html Blood Knot Video http videofishingknots.com blood knot.html Video instructions for tying a Blood Knot http www.animatedknots.com bloodknot Animated Knots by Grog Blood Knot DEFAULTSORT Blood Knot Category Fishing knots ca Nus de sang de Blutknoten es Nudo barrilito fr Blood knot ru sv Blodknut ta ... more details
Knot details name Constrictor knot image Constrictors Header.jpg caption Left Constrictor knot br Right Double constrictor knot names gunner s knot type binding strength origin related Clove hitch , transom knot , strangle knot , miller s knot , boa knot releasing strength uses caveat abok number 176 ... knot is one of the most effective Binding knot binding knots . ref name ashley225 Clifford W. Ashley ..., it is a harsh knot that can be difficult or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn . The double constrictor knot is an even more robust variation that features two riding turns. History First called constrictor knot in Clifford Ashley s 1944 work The Ashley Book of Knots , this knot ... that he had invented the constrictor knot over 25 years before publishing The Ashley Book of Knots , ref ... location London publisher International Guild of Knot Tyers pages 13 14 ref Ashley s publication of the knot ... without ambiguity, the constrictor knot is thought to have appeared under the name gunner s knot ... Cite journal journal Knot News title The Constrictor Knot Revisited author Pieter van de Griend number 62 issn 15541843 date July 2007 publisher International Guild of Knot Tyers Pacific Branch ... and called the builder s knot . He wrote, The Gunner s knot of which we do not give a diagram only differs from the builder s knot, by the ends of the cords being simply knotted before being brought ... when the ends are knotted, the builder s knot becomes the gunner s Knot. ref name BurgessViaCLDayAKS .... ref Although this clove hitch with knotted ends is a workable binding knot, ref name spot ties A clove hitch finished with a full reef knot is still used for securing cabling in aerospace applications. See Cable lacing Styles . ref Burgess was not actually describing the constrictor knot. In 1917, Alpheus ... files 13510 13510 h 13510 h.htm second revised edition online ref The constrictor knot was clearly ... more details
Multiple issues COI June 2008 primary sources January 2011 orphan January 2011 Distinguish Shoelace knot Infobox Knot details name Freedom Knot type knot related Surgeon s knot releasing non jamming uses Tying shoelaces. The Freedom knot is a knot which can be used for tying shoelaces. Also known as a bow citation needed date January 2011 or bunny ears citation needed date January 2011 . This knot is more resistant to coming untied than the standard shoelace knot . Like the standard shoelace knot , the freedom knot easily comes untied when either shoelace end is pulled. The harder the bunny ears are pulled, the shorter the two nips become. The freedom knot is a modified surgeon s knot , which is a more secure version of a reef knot . The freedom knot differs from the surgeon s knot by having the ends of the laces pushed back through the knot, creating the two loops bunny ears and allowing the knot to be easily untied. External links http www.freedomknot.com Freedom knot website http www.fieggen.com shoelace freedomknot Ian s Shoelace Site FreedomKnot Shoelace Knot DEFAULTSORT Freedom Knot Category Knots knot stub ... more details
refimprove date July 2010 Image Blue 6 3 Knot.png thumb right The 6 sub 3 sub knot. In knot theory , the 6 sub 3 sub knot is one of three prime knot s with crossing number knot theory crossing number six, the others being the Stevedore knot mathematics stevedore knot and the 6 knot 6 sub 2 sub knot . Like the figure eight knot mathematics figure eight knot , the 6 sub 3 sub knot is amphichiral knot amphichiral , meaning that it is indistinguishable from its own mirror image. It is also invertible knot invertible , meaning that orienting the curve in either direction yields the same oriented knot. The Alexander polynomial of the 6 sub 3 sub knot is math Delta t t 2 3t 5 3t 1 t 2 , , math the Conway polynomial is math nabla z z 4 z 2 1, , math and the Jones polynomial is math V q q 3 2q 2 2q 3 2q 1 2q 2 q 3 . , math ref http katlas.math.toronto.edu wiki 6 3 6 3 Knot Atlas ref The 6 sub 3 sub knot is a hyperbolic knot , with its complement having a Hyperbolic volume knot volume of approximately 5.69302. References reflist Category Knot theory knottheory stub ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Knot details name Strangle knot image Strangle knot ABOK 1239.jpg caption names type binding strength origin related Double overhand knot , Constrictor knot , Double fisherman s knot releasing uses caveat abok number 1239 The strangle knot is a simple binding knot . Similar to the constrictor knot , it also features an overhand knot under a riding turn . The difference is that the ends emerge at the outside edges, rather than between the turns as for a constrictor. This knot is actually a rearranged double overhand knot and makes up each half of the double fisherman s knot . See also List of binding knots List of knots knot stub nl wurgsteek sv lstek ta ... more details
Knot details name Transom knot image Transom knot ABOK 1255.jpg caption names type lashing strength origin related Constrictor knot releasing Jamming uses Light duty right angle lashing caveat abok number 385, 1182, 1255 The Transom knot is a simple lashing knot , based on the constrictor knot , used to secure two linear objects at right angles to each other. To reinforce, a second Transom knot can be made on the opposite side and at a right angle to the first. Suggested for binding kite sticks. ref name ashley225 Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots New York Doubleday, 1944 , 225. ref References references knot stub ... more details
Infobox Heraldic knotknot Wake knot badge Wake badge.png badge caption The Wake badge heraldry badge . family Baron Wake of Liddell Wake family region Lincolnshire The Wake knot also known as an Ormonde or Ormond knot , a type of decorative knot , is a heraldic knot used primarily in English heraldry. It is most notable for its appearance on the Wake family badge heraldry heraldic badge , where it is formed by an intertwining rope and strap. This knot is similar in appearance to a Carrick bend . References reflist Heraldic knot Category Decorative knots Category Heraldic charges ... more details
about a rope knot the mathematical version Granny knot mathematics Knot details name Granny knot image Granny knot.svg caption names False knot, Lubber s knot, Calf knot, Booby knot type binding strength origin related Reef knot , Thief knot , Grief knot releasing often jams uses caveat Should not be used as a bend. Inferior to reef knot for binding purposes, it can release suddenly and unpredictably. abok number 1206 The granny knot is a binding knot , used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is considered inferior to the reef knot , which it superficially resembles. Neither of these knots should be used as a bend knot bend for Bend knot attaching two ropes together . When attempting to tie a reef knot, it is easy to produce a granny knot accidentally. This is dangerous because the granny knot can slip when heavily loaded. A tightened granny knot can also jam and is often more difficult to untie than the reef knot. It is better to tie a reef knot in nearly all circumstances. One way to distinguish them is that in the reef knot each loop passes completely over, or completely under not through the neck of the other. The reef knot is commonly taught as left over right, tuck under then right over left, tuck under . The granny knot is the first step repeated twice, left over right, tuck under . This is a very common mistake made by people learning to tie a reef knot. Heraldry In heraldry, the granny knot is known as the Bourchier knot , due to being a heraldic badge of the John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners Bourchier family . ref A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox Davies 1909 , pp. 390, 469. ref Related knots gallery Image Square knot.svg Reef knot Reef square knot Image Thief knot.svg Thief knot Image Granny knot.svg Granny knot Image Grief knot.svg Grief knot gallery See also List of binding knots List of knots References references External links http notableknotindex.webs.com reefknot.html The Reef Knot Family da K llingeknude de Altweiberknoten ... more details
sources Aristobolus text is lost. ref Alexander pulled the knot out of its pole pin, exposing the two ends of the cord and allowing him to untie the knot without having to cut through it. Some classical ... of Joseph Conrad who was shot or shot himself in the chest allowing him to Cut the Gordian Knot ...other uses Image Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot.jpg thumb 300px Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot , by Jean Simon Berth lemy 1743 1811 The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygia n Gordium associated with Alexander ... cutting the Gordian knot blockquote Turn him to any cause of policy, br The Gordian Knot of it he ... its shaft with an intricate knot of European Cornel cornel Cornus mas bark. The ox cart ref The ox .... So, in 333 BC, while wintering at Gordium, Alexander the Great attempted to untie the knot. When he could not find the end to the knot to unbind it, he sliced it in half with a stroke of his sword ... Alexander many victories. Once Alexander had sliced the knot with a sword stroke, his biographers ... 1973 149ff . ref that an oracle further prophesied that the one to untie the knot would become ... Knot remains widely known. Literary sources are Alexander s propagandist Arrian Anabasis ... 51. ref While sources from antiquity agree that Alexander was confronted with the challenge of the knot ... The knot may have been a religious knot cipher guarded by Gordian Midas s priests and priestesses ... change in this central Anatolia n kingdom thus Alexander s brutal cutting of the knot... ended ... in his ox cart. ref Lynn E. Roller, Midas and the Gordian Knot , Classical Antiquity 3 .2 October .... Use of the phrase Expand section date July 2011 Brian Coless has suggested that Donald Wiseman cut the Gordian knot of the intractable problem of identifying King Darius the Mede in the Book of Daniel ... and I are struggling with this Gordian knot doesn t make me any less of a ref Cite book last Letts ..., Inc. year 2008 location New York isbn 978 1 55936 330 3 ref See also wiktionary Gordian knot Egg ... more details
Knot details name Handcuff knot image Handcuff knot ABOK 1140.jpg caption names Hobble knot type loop strength origin related Tom fool s knot , Fireman s chair knot releasing uses caveat abok number 412, 1134, 1140 , 2292 A handcuff knot is a knot tied in the bight having two adjustable loops in opposing directions, able to be tightened around hands or feet. The knot itself does not possess any inherent locking action, and thus is not as easy to use for such purposes as the name might suggest. The knot is also known as a hobble knot for similar reasons, from the idea that the knot was sometimes used on the legs of horses to limit the distance their riders had to walk in the morning to retrieve them. gallery Image Webeleinenstek 1.jpg 1. Two loops Image Fesselknoten 1.jpg 2. Pull through Image Fesselknoten.jpg 3. Tighten gallery The knot consists of two simple loops, overlaid, and with the ends pulled through. At that stage, the knot is slippery and easy to adjust. The knot can be locked by making one or more Overhand knot overhand knots with the loose ends in the manner of a Reef knot . ref name pawpock Des Pawson, Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices Edison, NJ Chartwell Books, Inc., 2002 , 146. ref The sizes of the two loops can also be fixed by making Half hitch es with each end over the necks of the loops. This configuration is known as the Fireman s chair knot . gallery Image Handcuff knot ABOK 1140 Reef finish.jpg Handcuff knot locked with an Overhand knot overhand knot Image Handcuff knot ABOK 1140 Hitch finish.jpg Handcuff knot locked with Half hitch half hitches , this is also known as the Fireman s chair knot gallery See also List of knots References reflist de Fesselknoten fr N ud de menottes ... more details
Pine Knot is the name of several places in the United States of America Pine Knot, Kentucky Camp Pine Knot in the Adirondack Mountains of New York Pine Knot cabin , a cabin in Virginia owned by Theodore Roosevelt disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages ... more details
Image Blue 7 1 Knot.png thumb right The 7 knot. In knot theory , the 7 sub 1 sub knot , also known as the septoil knot , the septafoil knot , or the 7, 2 torus knot , is one of seven prime knot s with crossing number knot theory crossing number seven. It is the simplest torus knot after the trefoil knot trefoil and cinquefoil knot cinquefoil . The 7 sub 1 sub knot is invertible knot invertible but not amphichiral knot amphichiral . Its Alexander polynomial is math Delta t t 3 t 2 t 1 t 1 t 2 t 3 , , math its Conway polynomial is math nabla z z 6 5z 4 6z 2 1, , math and its Jones polynomial is math V q q 3 q 5 q 6 q 7 q 8 q 9 q 10 . , math ref http katlas.math.toronto.edu wiki 7 1 7 1 Knot Atlas ref See also Heptagram References reflist Category Knot theory knottheory stub ... more details
A heraldic knot referred to in heraldry as simply a knot is a knot , unknot , or design incorporating a knot used in European culture European heraldry . While a given knot can be used on more than one family s coat of arms achievement of arms , the family on whose coat the knot originated usually gives its name to the said knot the exception being the Tristram knot . These knots can be used to charge Escutcheon heraldry shields and crest heraldry crests , but can also be used in badge heraldry badges or as standalone symbols of the families for whom they are named like tartan Clan tartans Scottish plaid s . The simplest of these patterns, the Bowen knot , is often referred to as the heraldic knot in symbolism and art outside of heraldry. heraldry stub heraldic knot Category decorative knots Category Heraldic charges ... more details
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