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CAPSIZINGA REEFKNOT

Ifgreaterstrainisputon
oneendofareefknot
thanontheother,itwill
capsizeintoaneasily
untiedandinsecure
formation.Capsized
reefknotshavecaused
a numberofaccidents.
whichhasgiventhe
knotabadname.Itis
importantthatthisknot
beusedonlyforthe
purposesforwhichitis
suited.

Method
Thereefknotcanbe
capsizedbytakingone
oftheendsandpulling
itintheopposite
directionfromwhichit
came(1,2).Theknot
slipsandhasnomore
grip,soyouneedonly
undotheendtountie
theknot(3).