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Letter: Maybe that's not such a knotty problem

Published 10 May 2017

From Steve Dalton, Chipstead, Kent, UK

You report researcher Christine Gregg jogging on a treadmill to capture details of her shoelaces unravelling (22 April, p 19). I suspect a major contributor to loose laces is the difference between kinds of knot. After a friend pointed this out to me I spend a lot less time seeking low walls and high steps.

Issue no. 3125 published 13 May 2017

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