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A loosefigure-eightknotis tied in the end of one rope.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are two loops at the front of the harness where the climber ties into the rope at the working end using afigure-eightknot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is one of the four basic maritime knots (the other three arefigure-eightknot, reef knot and clove hitch).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When used outside of heraldry (as a real knot), it is known as afigure-eightknot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All knots with tunnel number one, such as the trefoil knot andfigure-eightknot, are strongly invertible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The end, with afigure-eightknotstopper, is placed into the protruding bight and then the bight is withdrawn, jamming in the hole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thefigure-eightknot, with four crossings, is the simplest non-torus knot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The result is two figure-eight knots, each partly inside the other and tightening its hold on the other when they are pulled in opposite directions.
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