Making the strong knot

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the long

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axis of the shoe. That's the weak form

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of the knot. But not to

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worry, if we start

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over and simply go the other direction

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around the bow, we get this, the strong

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form of the knot. And if you pull the

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cords under the knot, you will see that

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the bow orients itself along the

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transverse axis of the shoe. This is a

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stronger knot. It will come untied less

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often. It will let you down less. And

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not only that, it looks better. We're

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going to do this one more time.

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Start as

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usual. Go the other way around the loop.

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This is a little hard for children, but

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I think you can