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LOOPON

THEBIGHT

Thisloop.whichisa
variationonthefigure·
eightorFlemishloop.
owesitspopularityto
thefactthatit is so
quickandeasytomake.
Becauseitisformed
withthelineitselfit
givesmaximum
guaranteeagainstslip.
Ontheotherhand.it
hasoneofthegravest
defectsa knotcanhave:
itgreatlyreducesthe
strengthoftheline.This
faultcanbeseenclearly
infigure6,wherethe
twoendsareshown
comingoutoftheknot
parallel.Whentheline
isundertension,the
endsareopenedout
andforcedtowork
againsttheturnonthe
farrightoftheloop.
Becauseofthistheknot
isnotrecommended
unlessyoucalculate
carefullybeforehand
thestraintowhichthe
linewillbesubjected.