Talk:Blake's hitch

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[edit] What stopper knot?

Donated this headline. --Netizen 16:45, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
isn't that a 'figure of eight' knot that is used as a stopper knot in the picture? 87.187.229.104 13:57, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

No. Although the depiction is unorthodox this is your regular "overhand knot". (It helps to imagine what would happen if the stopper knot's ends were pulled upon. In that case the knot would readily collapse into an easily recognisable "overhand knot" form.) --Netizen 16:45, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
This seems to come up often, so i think we should hash it out. I didn't beleive it myself until i sat down with a piece of string and copied the illustration. I've cropped it out and blown it up. compare it to a real figure 8. --John.james 21:51, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

false figure 8 false vs real real figure 8