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What is this red and neon yellow rope thing? Kinda looks like a bracelet? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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It looks like it would fit loosely on a wrist. Not stretchy material but it can be tightened/adjusted.

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, except that it appears to be a double fisherman's, like your example picture from Wikipedia. It's hard to tell, though, tbh.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

fisherman's knot always look like that till you tug on the line/rope to lock it tight.

up there in the loop they just used it keep the size adjustable