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  2. Parachute cord - Wikipedia

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    Genuine MIL-SPEC MIL-C-5040 Type III Paracord has 7 inner cords each made up of 3 strands. Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes. This cord is now used as a general purpose utility cord.

  3. Pace count beads - Wikipedia

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    On the tenth pace, the user slides a bead in the lower section towards the knot. After the 90th pace, all nine beads are against the knot. On the 100th pace, all nine beads in the lower section are returned away from the knot, and a bead from the upper section is slid upwards, away from the knot.

  4. Cat's paw (knot) - Wikipedia

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    The knot balances the load between the two halves of the hitch, and is used in wharfs and docks. If one half fails, the other should hold [how?] until the load can be safely and swiftly lowered to the ground [citation needed]. When the sling is long the knot can be pre-formed in anywhere in it, then slid over the end of a hook or post.

  5. Friendship bracelet - Wikipedia

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    Friendship bracelet – easy stripe form Step-by-step diagram of basic knot associated with friendship bracelets. A friendship bracelet is a decorative bracelet given by one person to another as a symbol of friendship. Friendship bracelets are often handmade, usually of embroidery floss or thread and are a type of macramé.

  6. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    The reef knot can capsize if one of its standing ends is pulled.. A knot that has capsized or spilled has deformed into a different structure. Although capsizing is sometimes the result of incorrect tying or misuse, it can also be done purposefully in certain cases to strengthen the knot (see the carrick bend [4]) or to untie a seized knot which would otherwise be difficult to release (see ...

  7. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Pretzel link knot – in knot theory, a branch of mathematics, a pretzel link is a special kind of link; Prusik knot – friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope; Portuguese bowline a.k.a. French bowline – variant of the bowline with two loops that are adjustable in size; Portuguese whipping – a type of whipping knot

  8. More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags ... - AOL

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    An image shared by the police also showed a bracelet bearing the name “Shafira.” Chopard diamond earrings, and various pieces of jewelry from the French luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels were ...

  9. Matthew Walker knot - Wikipedia

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    A Matthew Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying. It is tied by unraveling the strands of a twisted rope , knotting the strands together, then laying up the strands together again.