http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1528876 Sparg Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1528876 Thanks to Boy Scout training, my knowledge of knots helped me and squad/platoon/company mates live easier during my time in the Army.  Lashing together found materials in a field-expedient manner provided shelter and concealment many times for self and equipment, fix antenna elements and masts, and even helped me learn to secure cargo on trains for movement.  It all started with a little bag containing a knot chart, a red rope, and a white rope.  Thanks, Maggie, for this info! Thanks to Boy Scout training, my knowledge of knots helped me and squad/platoon/company mates live easier during my time in the Army.  Lashing together found materials in a field-expedient manner provided shelter and concealment many times for self and equipment, fix antenna elements and masts, and even helped me learn to secure cargo on trains for movement.  It all started with a little bag containing a knot chart, a red rope, and a white rope.  Thanks, Maggie, for this info!

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1528033 Ken Williams Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1528033 I am a big big fan of knots.  Didn't know about this listing, thanks for the link.  Also, I SUPER LOVE this book about knot theory:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Knot-Book-Colin-Adams/dp/0821836781 . I am a big big fan of knots.  Didn’t know about this listing, thanks for the link.  Also, I SUPER LOVE this book about knot theory:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Knot-Book-Colin-Adams/dp/0821836781 .

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1527875 Efemmeral Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1527875 Was that a joke? 'Fraid not. Was that a joke? ‘Fraid not.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1527457 MadRat Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1527457 Yeah, I was debating about that because rock climbers trust their lives to their knots, but I thought it was implied with search and rescue teams and the post was getting a little long so... Yeah, I was debating about that because rock climbers trust their lives to their knots, but I thought it was implied with search and rescue teams and the post was getting a little long so…

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1527159 yoshua Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1527159 How could you make that whole list and not mention rock climbers? We use knots like out lives depend on them! How could you make that whole list and not mention rock climbers? We use knots like out lives depend on them!

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1527134 MadRat Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1527134 Great find BoingBoing!  Knots are something we take for granted, far, far too much.  They're one of humanity's oldest technologies but they're still, even in our most advanced creations.  Cords, cables and knots are such versatile tools it's hard to define just what category they fit in.  No matter were you want to travel by land, sea, air or in space, a knot can help you get there.   NASA has an entire manual showing how electrical wires in airplanes and spacecraft are to be tied together using a type of string similar to dental floss.  Most people think of sailors when they think of knots but  they're also important to musicians (drums, string instruments), in sports (baseball gloves, holding padding in place, nets, ball stitching), fishermen, truckers, bookbinders, cowboys, tailors, search and rescue teams, farmers,  jewelers,  surgeons (who have to take special knot tying classes in medical school), gardeners, in theater productions, weavers, in upholstery... the list goes on and on.    Great find BoingBoing!  Knots are something we take for granted, far, far too much.  They’re one of humanity’s oldest technologies but they’re still, even in our most advanced creations.  Cords, cables and knots are such versatile tools it’s hard to define just what category they fit in.  No matter were you want to travel by land, sea, air or in space, a knot can help you get there.  
NASA has an entire manual showing how electrical wires in airplanes and spacecraft are to be tied together using a type of string similar to dental floss.  Most people think of sailors when they think of knots but  they’re also important to musicians (drums, string instruments), in sports (baseball gloves, holding padding in place, nets, ball stitching), fishermen, truckers, bookbinders, cowboys, tailors, search and rescue teams, farmers,  jewelers,  surgeons (who have to take special knot tying classes in medical school), gardeners, in theater productions, weavers, in upholstery… the list goes on and on.   

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/07/instructions-for-legitimate-kn.html#comment-1527002 Deidzoeb Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179932#comment-1527002 I have a great idea for another knot pun -- NOT! I have a great idea for another knot pun — NOT!

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