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The slipknot is an excellent utility
knot for climbing. If you want to
descend but cannot afford to leave the
"rope tied at the top, anchor the rope
with a slipknot. The tension of your
"weight on the rope keeps the knot tied,
"but when you let go, the knot slips and
"the rope falls, to be used again.
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Calhoon knew zip about knots but he figured that a slipknot would act
as he describes. He needed a rope that could be used later to tie
someone up. Another nice thing about the word <slipknot> is that it
had that unique <pk> sequence in it.
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"In an early version he used a sheepshank, which he thought would do
"the job, but after actually looking it up in an encyclopedia, he found
it wouldn't.
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