¶ Knot: Square Knot
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Knot: Square Knot:
“It is structural redundancy when a square knot is tied and an amateur says, ‘I’m going to make that stronger by tying more square knots on top of it.’ The secondary knots are completely ineffective because the first square knot will not yield. There is a tendency of the second square knot to ‘work open’ and thus deteriorate the first knot. Structural redundancies tend to deteriorate the effectiveness of the primary members.”
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