Scientists from Johns Hopkins University showed participants pictures of knots and asked them to point out the strongest one. Amazingly, they found that most people struggled to tell a weak knot ...

But a new study highlights one area of intuitive physics that’s deceptively difficult: judging how strong a knot is. Take a look at these four knots, which may look similar but are all distinct.

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I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the Palomar is one of the most important knots for anglers to learn. Not only is it incredibly simple, but it’s also arguably the strongest angling knot. Best ...

One example is the reef knot (top) vs. the grief knot (bottom). One is considerably stronger than the other. What does this mean, exactly? According to researchers, people were consistently unable ...