Participants consistently picked the wrong knot, believing the weakest knots were the strongest. And for many among the few ...

Whether it's tying your shoelaces or doing up your tie, many of us use knots on a daily basis. Despite this, research has shown that humans are 'terrible' at judging knots.

But it seems that knots are something that eludes most of us. Once a good sturdy knot is placed among similar but worse ones, our brains can’t immediately recognize the one we should go for. The ...

The researchers showed participants four knots that are physically similar but have a hierarchy of strength. People were asked to look at the knots, two at a time, and point to the strongest one.

"Knot" As Strong As You Think: Humans Are Bad At Working Out Which Knots Are Strongest Despite the fact most of us tie knots every day, we fail to guess their strength. Dr. Alfredo Carpineti.