Life is too short to make simple things more complicated.

VBprogrammer an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Knots in general are a harmless and occasionally useful pasttime for many people. In fact I have a length of rope under my desk I will occasionally pick up and practice a few useful knots in just to keep them in my muscle memory. It's similar in many ways to people who solve rubix cubes or play with fidget spinners.

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ricardobayes an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It somehow reminded me of this: (How to open a door - Finnish instructional video from 1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wof0xPUmW38

	▲	altairprime 9 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
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	▲	n1b0m an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That tutorial has opened up many doors for me

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varenc 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You could also say life is too short to waste time retying inferior drawstrings. If learning the knot takes 5 minutes, it seems like it could easily save you time overall.

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someguyiguess 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If you're spending that much time tying drawstrings I think you've got bigger problems.

	▲	tzs an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If it takes 5 minutes to learn, and if you have 30 more years of needing to tie drawstrings, and you need to tie on average one drawstring per week, you will come out ahead if it saves you 0.19 seconds tying or retying per drawstring.

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m463 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I was looking for the comic and found this:

https://xkcd.com/1205/

(I swear there was a better one)

	▲	microbiont an hour ago \| parent [-]
		This one perhaps? https://xkcd.com/1319/

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imglorp 42 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The Ashley Book of Knots has 3857 numbered entries. Each is suited to specific requirements. Some are just fun or decorative. It can be a hobby to learn more.

Domain people might have a dozen knots to get their job done. I just took a swift water rescue class; we got by with maybe five total for our situation.

Tying shorts? Maybe two or three are best suited.

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grimgrin an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I got through an entire day yesterday in massively oversized gym shorts, by simply forming a standard loop, and wrapping it _twice_. That extra friction (the second wrap) has worked for years on shoes, boots, and, very large shorts

I will not be learning a fancy knot because I have no need

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amelius 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You should be on a beach without internet connection then.

	▲	sailfast 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That requires money. (GOTO makeMoney)