Developer documents the physics of a shoelace knot that actually stays tied
Hacker News·1mo·Ian Fieggen
Ian Fieggen's site breaks down why standard shoelace knots fail and presents a secure alternative backed by biomechanics research. For makers obsessed with solving real problems through first-principles thinking, it's a masterclass in taking something trivial seriously enough to understand it completely.
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