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@Tadeusz: You're correct; perhaps I should rename this proposal 'Knots in Practice' or 'Practical Knots'? – Josh Jan 25 '11 at 21:03

@Josh - or maybe "Knot Practical". =:-) – Wikis Jan 26 '11 at 15:42

I've left the name the same for succinctness, but changed the description: knots → the practice of knots. – Josh Jan 27 '11 at 18:13

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added by Blorgbeard Jan 25 '11 at 9:35

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 25 '11 at 19:13

Which type? There is the bow tie and the cravat as well as the common neck tie. – Dave Sep 30 '11 at 11:49

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 25 '11 at 19:15

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added by user45290 Oct 19 '11 at 14:18

	This one might be better for math.stackexchange.com. You can thank John game-of-life Conway for that. – ObscureRobot Oct 28 '11 at 2:45
	the mathematical study of topology is what is used to solve this problem. – Dave Jan 27 at 21:16

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added by Josh Jan 28 '11 at 16:54

Actually, it isn't, the simplest knot is the unknot. – Phira Oct 26 '11 at 22:45

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added by user45290 Oct 19 '11 at 1:37

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added by Phira Oct 26 '11 at 22:44

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added by ObscureRobot Oct 28 '11 at 2:43

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added by ObscureRobot Oct 28 '11 at 2:43

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added by studiohack Feb 1 '11 at 1:37

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added by Dave Apr 10 '11 at 0:34

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added by Dave Apr 10 '11 at 2:35

And how do I untie it? – ObscureRobot Oct 28 '11 at 2:45

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added by ogerard Apr 15 '11 at 10:45

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added by cwallenpoole Dec 15 '11 at 18:07

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added by gkrogers Jan 27 at 4:50

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added by studiohack Feb 1 '11 at 1:38

	Surely you must specify a purpose; some form of bowline may fir the criteria when used as a loop but wouldn't be any good as a bend. Possibly not a good example? – Josh Feb 1 '11 at 17:17
	many types of applications require knots that are specific to the application. i.e. using a clove hitch for an application that requires a bowline or vica versa could be disasterous. – Dave May 16 '11 at 21:54