What happens if you tie the Alpine Butterfly Knot wrong?
Alpine butterfly knot is a midline knot that is easy to untie after it has been loaded. The problem with knots that are easy to untie, is they untie easy. We discovered while pull testing this that it slips, though at fairly high forces. We also discovered that if you tie it slightly wrong, it still works... sort of. Learn about this knot in this video and what it can do, can't do and then go have fun and use it. See the data, references linked and read behind the scenes at https://www.hownot2.com/post/knots-bu... 👉 Learn and SHOP at https://www.hownot2.com/shop 👉 Best EMAILS on Earth: https://www.hownot2.com/signup 👉 SUPPORT US and get gear discounts https://hownot2.com/support 👉 10% off ROCKY TALKIE by clicking https://www.hownot2.com/rocky What is an alpine butterfly 00:32 Untie tests 01:58 History of knot 02:45 How to tie it 04:42 How strong is it 08:40 It can slip!!! 11:39 Isolating a core shot with tests 16:28 Follow through inside something that doesn't open 17:22 Break testing it tied wrong 21:53 Ring load testing 23:28 Double butterfly 25:36 Renaming the knot

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