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=== Applications === | === Applications === | ||
Knots are essential in many industrial, occupational, recreational, and domestic settings. Even simple activities such as running a load from the hardware store to home can result in disaster if a clumsy twist in a cord passes for a knot. Truckers needing to tie down a load may use a [[trucker's hitch]], gaining | Knots are essential in many industrial, occupational, recreational, and domestic settings. Even simple activities such as running a load from the hardware store to home can result in disaster if a clumsy twist in a cord passes for a knot. Truckers needing to tie down a load may use a [[trucker's hitch]], gaining mechanical advantage. Knots can save the [[spelunking|spelunker]] from foolishly becoming buried under millions of tons of rock. Whatever the activity, such as [[sailing]] on the water or [[climbing]] on a cliff-side rock, learning well-tested knots prior to some hazardous activity introduces a critical measure of safety. In addition to safety, appropriate knots can prevent the necessity of cutting lines. | ||
Knots can be applied in combination to produce complex objects such as [[lanyard]]s and [[Net|netting]]. In [[ropework]], the frayed end of a rope is held together by a type of knot called a [[whipping knot]]. Many types of [[textile]]s use knots to repair damage. Macrame, one kind of textile, is generated exclusively through the use of knotting, instead of [[knitting|knits]], crochets, weaves or felting. Macrame can produce self-supporting three dimensional textile structures, as well as flat work, and is often used ornamentally or decoratively. | Knots can be applied in combination to produce complex objects such as [[lanyard]]s and [[Net|netting]]. In [[ropework]], the frayed end of a rope is held together by a type of knot called a [[whipping knot]]. Many types of [[textile]]s use knots to repair damage. Macrame, one kind of textile, is generated exclusively through the use of knotting, instead of [[knitting|knits]], crochets, weaves or felting. Macrame can produce self-supporting three dimensional textile structures, as well as flat work, and is often used ornamentally or decoratively. |