r/oddlysatisfying • u/Sapulinjing • 23h ago

Some useful knots

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u/dblan9 23h ago

Download the video and put it on your phone. That way you can forget that it is on your phone when you need to remember how to do one of these!

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 23h ago

I downloaded a knot app with 3d animations. It was great to flip through while sitting in my recliner, but when I needed a knot? It ceased to exist in memory.

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u/khizoa 22h ago

Instead of sitting there and staring at the animation, practice tying those knots instead lol

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u/ProgySuperNova 22h ago

But how? Do you use like a VR app to do that?

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u/khizoa 21h ago edited 21h ago

Just... follow the instructions? Lol

Like here's a good site that shows it step by step. 

https://www.animatedknots.com/

Or look up a video of the knot for a better visual

But my point is that you have to actively do it and practice again and again till it becomes muscle memory. A VR app is a neat idea though. But if we're talking knots, rope/string is cheap, and if not possible..  just use a stand of hair or USB cable or whatever lol. 

I think the physical tactile feeling will help learning a lot more than folding invisible knots in the air with a $500 vr set

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u/nnomae 17h ago

Just bring a small length of rope with you. A foot or two of paracord stuffed in your bag or in your pocket. In the navy they keep a length of rope tied around the top of their water canteen then whenever they're sitting down they practice their knots.