Monday, June 6, 2011

How to Tie Your Shoes

I know. You thought you knew how.

Give Terry Moore three minutes and he'll change your double-knotting ways.



No need to thank me. The increase in the Gross National Product from increased productivity and less falling down is thanks enough.

6 comments:

  1. I'll try it to see if the kids' shoes stay tied! :)

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  2. I actually was taught the "strong form" as a kid. We referred to them as a "square bow" or a "granny bow", like the knots.

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  3. I always said to
    people that my shoelaces
    had been enchanted.

    Haiku_John

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  4. Or you can tie the first knot the other way than you normally would if you're getting the weak knot. My dad taught me the difference between a granny knot and a reef knot when I was a kid, so I do tie my shoes (and my kids' shoes) properly. ;)

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  5. Sha-zah ... I was taught the "strong" way ... not when tying my shoes, but when tying the bow on the backside of my dresses. I then applied it to my tennies ...

    'Twas never appropriate to be seen in public with the bow going up/down ....

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  6. strong form = square knot = reef knot

    weak form = granny knot

    Funny, I figured the "strong form" after learning knots in Boy Scouts. Never had to double knot my shoes unless the laces were just too long.

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