the.com/slip knot
The only knot that betrays you on purpose and calls it a feature.
means A knot that tightens or loosens easily by sliding along the rope, designed to release or cinch with a simple pull.
from A plain compound of two old workhorse words: "slip," meaning to move smoothly and quickly (related to Middle Low German and Dutch words for sliding), and "knot," from Old English cnotta, a tangling or fastening of cord. The name does exactly what the knot does — it describes a knot that slips. Such knots have surely been tied by sailors, weavers, and trappers for as long as people have had rope, though the compound term itself is a much later, practical label for a very old trick.
- core trick
- Pulls free with one quick tug
- climbing use
- Loosens under load instead of holding
- crochet
- Every stitch begins with this loop
- naming twin
- A metal band borrowed the deadly name
- hangman link
- Its sliding loop tightens around anything
slipknot — american heavy metal band formed in des moines, iowa in 1995, known for masks and extreme performances
slipknot knot — a type of loop knot that tightens when pulled, used in sailing, fishing, and rope work