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| *__Knots__ A knot is a fastening in which a piece of rope is tied to itself. | *__Knots__ A knot is a fastening in which a piece of rope is tied to itself. | ||
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| *__Hitches__ A hitch is a fastening in which a line is tied to something else, like a post or a ring. An example is a clove hitch a round turn with two half-hitches. | *__Hitches__ A hitch is a fastening in which a line is tied to something else, like a post or a ring. An example is a clove hitch a round turn with two half-hitches. | ||
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| *__Bends__ A bend is a fastening in which a line is tied to another line, typically to extend it. Examples include the sheet bend, or the figure 8 follow through, which is far stronger and less likely to slip than a sheet bend. | *__Bends__ A bend is a fastening in which a line is tied to another line, typically to extend it. Examples include the sheet bend, or the figure 8 follow through, which is far stronger and less likely to slip than a sheet bend. | ||
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| === What are you tying it to? === | === What are you tying it to? === | ||
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