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How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore

Name: How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore
Description: Terry Moore's three-minute TED talk showing a better way to tie shoes, replacing the common granny knot with a square knot so laces stay tied.

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Terry Moore's three-minute TED talk showing a better way to tie shoes, replacing the common granny knot with a square knot so laces stay tied.

“You are probably tying a granny knot instead of a square knot.” (HN, 2023)

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@rndz Jun 2026 Strongly recommends

on HN thread Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

More than 10 years ago, somebody shared this clip with me: [this video] Been tying my shoelaces like this ever since.

Technique adopted for over ten years.

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@filoeleven Sep 2015 Recommends

on HN thread Shoelace knots

Reminds me of the TED talk on how to tie your shoes. I was surprised to learn I've been doing it wrong for a quarter century. [this video]

Shows the correct way to tie shoes.

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@leto_ii Nov 2019 Recommends

on HN thread Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?

Two quick things from back when TED talks were actually interesting/useful: 1. How to tie your shoes the right way (so the knot doesn't come undone): [this video] 2. How to dry your hands with a single paper towel (so that you prevent unnecessary waste): [link]

Tie your shoes so the knot does not come undone.

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@prometheus76 Jan 2023 Recommends

on HN thread Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

Do you have to tie a double knot to keep your shoes from coming untied? Do your loops end up pointing down at your toes and up your leg instead of pointing to the sides of your shoe? Do you shoes come untied all the time? You are probably tying a granny knot instead of a square knot. [this video]

Fixes granny knot so shoes stay tied.

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@8s2ngy Jul 2023 Cites it

on HN thread The mathematically correct way to tie your shoes

This reminded me of a short TED talk, I watched many years ago, where a guy showed how to tie your shoes. Here it is: [this video]

Short TED talk on tying your shoes.

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