Talk:Granny knot

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Is this supposed to be funny? You tie shoes with a "double slipped reef knot". A granny is a mistake in this application.

But you can turn a granny into a clove hitch and a clove hitch into a granny. No I don't know why.Ortolan88

[edit] is the person crazy?

how come the granny is praticaly the same knot as the square knot ? is the knots the same with just different names or did the person who invented knots wanted to be crazy ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.88.242 (talk)

Unclear if this is a serious question, but... Both the square knot and the granny knot are extremely ancient and have been tied by humans (and probably apes) for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years or more. Though they appear similar, the two different knots have quite distinct properties. So, no, the verdict would be not crazy.  :) --Dfred (talk) 15:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

They're actually two different knots, while they look the same, most people use a granny knot to tie stuff together but, like the article says it can be pulled out, while with a Square or Reef you actually have to rip through the rope, or whatever you're using to tie the knot. 71.35.171.166 (talk) 21:34, 30 March 2008 (UTC)