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A loop that tightens the more you fight it, a lesson in physics and panic.
self-cinchingPulling one end only makes it grip harder
sailor's rootsKnot tying built ships before it ended lives
thirteen turnsThe hangman's coil traditionally wraps thirteen times
escape artHoudini studied nooses to slip them onstage
the slipknotSame loop secures tents and tows boats safely