The way someone ties knots in his or her shoelaces tells a lot to knot expert and analyst Lindsey Philpott.
Knots are lumps or knobs formed by the intersection of interlaced materials such as string or line.
Knots are everywhere, Philpott insisted.
Tree climbers use knots; window blinds employ knots for raising and lowering; and fashionistas secure hoodies around their faces with knots.
It’s easy to take knots for granted.
But not for Philpott.
“When somebody comes up to a demonstration or a display stand that I might have, … one of the first things that I do is to look at their shoes and see, ‘Have you tied your shoes correctly? Are the loops going across your shoe, or are they going up and down your shoe?’” Philpott said….
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