When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of knots - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knots

    Pratt knot – a method of tying a tie around one's neck and collar; Pretzel link knot – in knot theory, a branch of mathematics, a pretzel link is a special kind of link; Prusik knot – friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope

  3. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knot_terminology

    Binding knots are knots that either constrict a single object or hold two objects snugly together. Whippings, seizings and lashings serve a similar purpose to binding knots, but contain too many wraps to be properly called a knot. [1] In binding knots, the ends of rope are either joined together or tucked under the turns of the knot.

  4. Interpersonal ties - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_ties

    In other words, the B–C tie, according to this logic, is always present, whether weak or strong, given the other two strong ties. In this direction, the "weak tie hypothesis" postulates that clumps or cliques of social structure will form, being bound predominately by "strong ties", and that "weak ties" will function as the crucial bridge ...

  5. Social network (sociolinguistics) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Network...

    These metrics measure the different ways of connecting within of a network, and when used together they provide a complete picture of the structure of a particular network. A social network is defined as either "loose" or "tight" depending on how connected its members are with each other, as measured by factors like density and multiplexity. [ 1 ]

  6. Miller's knot - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller's_knot

    This is to tie a Constrictor knot version of the miller's knot: 1 Constrictor knot. Grip the neck of the bag with the left hand, Fix / immobilize one end of the rope tucked upwards over the left hand long finger and under the index finger (option 1 : double folded as a bight to prepare a start-side-slip for the final knot)

  7. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch_(knot)

    A secure, jam-proof hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object. Ground-line hitch: A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Half hitch: A simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Halter hitch

  8. Consequential strangers - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequential_strangers

    Over time, some consequential stranger connections become close friends or even intimate partners, while others stay at the level of acquaintanceship—for example, those "anchored" to a particular place, such as a school, gym, or train station or involved in a paid service or status hierarchies (e.g., a boss and worker).

  9. Shoelace knot - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoelace_knot

    Close-up of a shoelace knot. The shoelace knot, or bow knot, is commonly used for tying shoelaces and bow ties.. The shoelace knot is a doubly slipped reef knot formed by joining the ends of whatever is being tied with a half hitch, folding each of the exposed ends into a loop and joining the loops with a second half hitch.