the lab

The bench

I test ideas here with real and simulated data.

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• 014 · under testAlpine knots, tied by a rope simulation

  Climbing knots simulated offline as a chain of rope particles, then played back step by step in 3D. Two knots are animated so far.

  figure-eight follow-through

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  1. 01Measure about one arm length of rope from the end.
  2. 02Make a loop: bring the end around and across the front of the standing part.
  3. 03Take the end behind the standing part and back to the front.
  4. 04Push the end down through the first loop. This is a single figure eight.
  5. 05Thread the end through both tie-in points of the harness.
  6. 06Retrace the eight. Follow the first strand exactly, on the same side.
  7. 07Dress and tighten all four strands. Check: five pairs, tail ≥ 10 × diameter.

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