How do you tie your shoelaces?
On the Decathlon blog, they shared eight methods that we use to tie our shoelaces.
No matter which method we use or how often we use it, more than half the time the laces always loosen.
How do we prevent this from happening?
Chris Notap, a YouTuber who thrives on creating, experimenting, and inventing, has finally discovered how to tie shoelaces so they can’t come loose.
It’s definitely a pain when you’re running or walking or even just sitting and your shoelaces come loose.
Worse, you find out it came loose because you tripped on them.
What are the ways you’ve come up to make sure they don’t come loose? When we were younger, some businesses created a plastic head that opens at the mouth.
Wrap the shoelace around the open mouth and close it so the laces stay put.
But there are other ways.
Some people tie their laces twice.
There are other people who try creative ways to make sure their shoelaces stay tied together.
Some people keep the laces apart and tie them separately on the last hole. There are other people who insert the ends through the loops, hoping it’ll work.
Some of these creative ways work and some don’t.
Chris discovered a great solution.
He didn’t explain how he found the solution. With his inquisitive mind though, he most likely experimented with different ways and finally found the best one.
He did all the trial and error so that we could try it once and never have to worry.
Are you ready to learn the solution?
Chris shared two ways to do it.
The first step is to tie your shoelace and when you get to the loop or the bow, go around it clockwise. Tighten the bows together.
You can check but the laces will stay tied together.
Even when you’re running, playing basketball, or just walking, it’ll stay tied together the whole time. Do you want to try it now?
Another method is a 2-parter.
Notice there’s a hole at the top part of your sports shoe? Use this to your advantage.
Insert the shoelaces in the top hole but remember to leave a loop. Cross the laces over and insert the ends through the loops.
Tighten the shoelaces outward and upward before tying the shoelaces. Repeat the first method above.
What do you think?
Did it work for you? One of Chris’ viewers explained how this method works.
“…the change in loop direction is changing a granny knot into a square knot. That’s why it holds better… An added benefit is that with a granny knot, the bows lie crooked, at an angle to your foot, but with a square knot the bows lie 90° and look better. If you make two turns at each step, it changes the square knot to a surgeon’s knot and these really will not come undone accidentally, but still can be untied normally just by pulling the tail end of the bows,” @robertedwards1240 shared.
See how Chris conquered the “loosey-goosey” nature of shoelaces in the video below!
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