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How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore

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13 жыл бұрын

www.ted.com Terry Moore found out he'd been tying his shoes the wrong way his whole life. In the spirit of TED, he takes the stage to share a better way. (Historical note: This was the very first 3-minute audience talk given from the TED stage, in 2005.)
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@diegoquintanaCL
@diegoquintanaCL 9 жыл бұрын
I gotta tell my mom to tie my shoes the right way from now on
@lukematthews9083
@lukematthews9083 6 жыл бұрын
Diego Quintana exactly non work
@machinist7230
@machinist7230 3 жыл бұрын
Make sure she microwaves some bugs first so you have something to eat while she's doing it.😁👍
@shreyam258
@shreyam258 2 жыл бұрын
you'd be doing the same for your kids in a few years.. lol
@kimberlygerbrand3898
@kimberlygerbrand3898 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😆😆😆
@bcgrote
@bcgrote 12 жыл бұрын
This video has CHANGED MY LIFE!!! My shoes were ALWAYS coming untied, and I was aggravated by it, as bending down to re-tie was painful! I started tying my shoes this "backwards" way, and my shoes stay tied. Every last pair, in all weather and use level. THANK YOU!!!
@tessamcqueen850
@tessamcqueen850 4 жыл бұрын
Hands down, most informative, actionable, useful TED Talk I’ve ever seen! A real life changer!
@labbeaj
@labbeaj 9 жыл бұрын
I've been tieing my shoes wrong for my whole life. I never thought to question why my shoes and boots always come untied until recently. 3min of video corrected roughly 27 years of incorrect shoe tieing. This video also corrected my parents shoe tieing know how! They have been tieing their shoes wrong for at least 60 years! Thanx to my teachers for this one! Time to wake people up by informing them with this! Wake up people! Tie your shoes right!!!!
@PaperRaines
@PaperRaines 5 жыл бұрын
Same here man. It's the little things you never question that lead to those missed opportunities. Talk is deep
@labbeaj
@labbeaj 4 жыл бұрын
@@PaperRaines Yep, and now the earth has become flat...
@MikkoRantalainen
@MikkoRantalainen 2 жыл бұрын
Note that if you do the bottom crossing the other way around, you can keep doing the loop part as you did earlier. Changing the way you do the bottom part is much easier than re-learning the loop part. Good tip about the bow orientation. That's a good method to diagnose the problem if you're not sure if you did it correctly or not.
@ThaCodFathers
@ThaCodFathers Жыл бұрын
Actual legend. Tomorrow i will cross the other way.
@ValentineMasina
@ValentineMasina 2 жыл бұрын
Who else is with me in 2022 seeing this video for the first time. What a lovely piece of advice
@78646666668
@78646666668 8 жыл бұрын
good thing I wear sketchers with Velcro so I don't have to worry about tying them, they also light up so I got that going for me. pretty cool hu?
@arricherie
@arricherie 8 жыл бұрын
fucking rad
@JoobyFoo
@JoobyFoo 8 жыл бұрын
5 months later... and you got some with pokemon on them.
@christophersalinas2722
@christophersalinas2722 6 жыл бұрын
Facundo Chiquello That used to be me..l until my freaking mom ;-;
@christophersalinas2722
@christophersalinas2722 6 жыл бұрын
Orlando Pockets ;-;
@nealgrey6485
@nealgrey6485 2 жыл бұрын
I cooked lunch in the kitchen of a developmentally disabled facility. If it was a popular dish, 85 meals that day. When a social worker brought a new candidate to work in the kitchen, the first thing I did was look at this person’s shoes. If they had velcro instead of laces, I knew, from experience, that their functioning ability was very low. Too low to be much of a help.
@PatSnappy
@PatSnappy 11 жыл бұрын
As an occupational therapy assistant, I often teach children how to tie their shoes. I'm so happy to learn that I've been doing it correctly all my life! So, I have been instructing my kids, properly, too. Nice to know.
@PourTheCoalToEr
@PourTheCoalToEr 10 жыл бұрын
It also works if on the first step when you cross the strings, just cross them the other way, then tie as normal. Figured this out on my own.
@Muenni
@Muenni 9 жыл бұрын
I was right my whole life and I didn't even know it.
@neogery
@neogery 9 жыл бұрын
Muenni me too!
@MrAnshie
@MrAnshie 6 жыл бұрын
Muenni me too! Any of y'all perhaps left handed?
@4nd3rzzon
@4nd3rzzon 4 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanmarvens I actually remember when I learned to tie my shoes it was an old man who taught me how too do it because I was always running around with them undone, guess which technique it was
@user-do8rz8cp4r
@user-do8rz8cp4r 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrAnshie I'm left
@defenderoftheadverb
@defenderoftheadverb 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrAnshie Not me, but I've always used a square knot on shoe laces.
@SilentMover95
@SilentMover95 9 жыл бұрын
This is knot common.
@froyboy4life
@froyboy4life 6 жыл бұрын
You can actually reverse either of the two knots made when you tie shoes. If you are set on wrapping clockwise or counter clockwise to make the bow then check to see if you're starting the first knot left over right or right over left.
@YoraikosStaubstube
@YoraikosStaubstube Жыл бұрын
Thanks john. Thanks terry.
@AJLikesCats
@AJLikesCats Жыл бұрын
Hello fellow John Oliver fans! I don't even wear shoes with laces anymore, and yet here I am.
@tomkenney5365
@tomkenney5365 4 жыл бұрын
The difference between the two knots is, if you pull the loops out after tying, the "weak" knot is a granny knot and the "strong" knot is a square knot. There's actually an even better knot called the "turquoise turtle" knot (named after the boutique store it was developed at) (Google the name of the knot to find instructions). I've been using that knot exclusively since 1998, on all types of shoestrings and have had my shoes or boots come untied twice (yes, two times) since.
@mkh123
@mkh123 9 жыл бұрын
It may be easier to just reverse the "base knot" and do the actual knot as normal. You still get the same strong version of the knot.
@lopezb
@lopezb 4 жыл бұрын
Good tip! The REASON the second way works better is easy to understand: because the first way is essentially a "Granny Knot" while the second is a square knot. The Granny Knot is the false square knot and is the bane of all beginning Boy Scouts. I discovered this for myself only recently after decades. But the reason I discovered it is because my 9-year-old son's laces always come untied and I wanted to help him. There remains the question as to why we all tie it the wrong way (a Granny knot). Reason: I am right-handed so the first overhand knot is right over left, and it's easier to follow it by right over left again, giving the Granny. You have to consciously think "roght over left; left over right " to get the square knot described in the video. Now there's a well-known fix known as the double knot: just tie an overhand knot (either direction will work- but best would be another square knot, so R/L, L/R, R/L)) on top of the usual knot. To undo it, you have to first undo the overhand knot, then pull the lace. But this has the disadvantage that if you forget you tied a double knot and simply pull on the lace, it will tighten and be much harder to untie. There's a BETTER OPTION my Dad taught me which he I think taught himself when he was in his 80s. We call it "Grandpa's knot". You tie it just like the standard knot, but you loop it around one extra time. So, it's like R/L overhand, then either way but twice (best would be L/R). Sort of like a "fisherman's knot" which is a many -times-repeated overhand. The ADVANTAGE is it amost never comes undone (almost as stable as the double knot) but it unties with a simple pull of the lace. BUT my son has trouble tying this so we stick with whatever and re-tie it for him in emergency!
@theeggtimertictic1136
@theeggtimertictic1136 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought ... Sailors use this knit all the time.
@YourMajesty143
@YourMajesty143 Жыл бұрын
@@lopezb - I read every word. You're amazing! I just tried it your dad's way and it worked 🥳 Thanks for sharing!!
@Set2Wumbo
@Set2Wumbo 10 жыл бұрын
that wonderful moment when you realize you've been doing it the 'right' way already, without even knowing it.
@rogeurroger7119
@rogeurroger7119 4 жыл бұрын
From the moment I first saw this video I've always tied my shoes this way. I don't know if it's my imagination or if it's real, but they stayed tied for months! Also one of the best talks ever. The basics.
@sarahfalls
@sarahfalls 9 жыл бұрын
Just put the bow in the right hand instead of the left hand, and you won't have to do the awkward motion of wrapping the lace around the counterintuitive way, and you can accomplish the same "strong knot". 6 in one hand half a dozen in the other. Thank you Mr Moore for bringing the "strong knot" to my attention. This explains the people that can never seem to keep their laces from coming undone, and now I know what to look out for, if I'm showing them how to keep this from happening. Thanks!
@Fangorum
@Fangorum 8 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he demonstrated the knot tie a second time... I was busy and got lost trying to do it in real time and missed it. Thanks.
@JonathanRuchlis
@JonathanRuchlis 8 жыл бұрын
+Branden Burnett you know you can rewind youtube videos right?
@Ryan44567
@Ryan44567 13 жыл бұрын
I always tie my shoes using two bunny ears. This didnt hlpe me : (
@savethebees2574
@savethebees2574 4 жыл бұрын
It’s been 9 years, but I may as well offer some advice to people who do tie them with bunny ears. Tie the base knot with the right side crossed over the left side, and then tie the bunny ears with the left side crossed over the right side. This should give you the same effect
@katrinaisoffline
@katrinaisoffline 4 жыл бұрын
No lie I learned to do the bunny method on caiou (or however it's spelt.)
@ri3cjoh
@ri3cjoh 8 жыл бұрын
Or just do the initial overhand knot the opposite way and do the bunny knot how you've always done it.
@MrTrashcan1
@MrTrashcan1 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, much easier.
@DarrellVermilion
@DarrellVermilion 4 жыл бұрын
I just posted a comment reiterating this. Thank you for spreading *the word.*
@DaDASHDevil
@DaDASHDevil 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! That’s what I always tell people when I try to explain to them how to improve their shoelace tying, but even that simple adjustment is met with a lot of resistance... people just want to do it the way they’ve always done it. Sigh :)
@flosamus
@flosamus 8 жыл бұрын
This is basically a reef knot - the most fundamental knot used at sea, vs a granny knot, which is practically a bow tie. My father has been racing yachts his whole life, so he taught me the correct way to tie shoelaces when I was 3, explaining why this was far better than how my granny had initially taught me. ❤️
@puniworks
@puniworks 11 жыл бұрын
"AND HERE'S HOW YOU DO I-(camera turns to crowd clapping)
@GuyInAChair3
@GuyInAChair3 10 жыл бұрын
Left handed... This is just how I have always done it. So at least I have this going for me. Now if only I could get a damn pair of scissors that work.
@pennymikk
@pennymikk 3 жыл бұрын
left handed as well, always done it wrong lol
@NickoGibson
@NickoGibson 8 жыл бұрын
Tested this and I believe this is the best way. I've skated (longboarded) more than five marathon without having to tie my shoes with this method.
@RobbieMelvin
@RobbieMelvin 11 жыл бұрын
So a little over a year ago I became a Scouter with Scouts Canada. This spring I started learning some of the knots in the hand books. It reminded me of this talk, which I saw on the TED site a few years ago. We had an Beaver Scout meeting (5 to 7 yr olds) where we concentrated on learning Reef knots or (Square knots) and then related that to shoes. The adults also learned something.
@Decimaster321
@Decimaster321 13 жыл бұрын
This is not why I watch TED, but this is why I love TED.
@pogobat
@pogobat 10 жыл бұрын
TIL that I've always tied my shoes correctly. #prodigy
@Baxtyr
@Baxtyr 12 жыл бұрын
people always told me I tied my shoes weird. It was something I figured out as a kid. Now I see why! Thanks ted.
@harryviking6347
@harryviking6347 4 жыл бұрын
OMG! I am 67 and this problem shows up every time I am out for a long walk!! LMAO!! Never ever did I think that we all did it the wrong way!! I will definitely try the new way tomorrow!! If it works...thanks a lot!!
@benoitschwob3498
@benoitschwob3498 4 жыл бұрын
This 3 minute video brought a revolution in my life. Thanks... ^^
@JohnWolfe
@JohnWolfe 12 жыл бұрын
The fact that it was uploaded by a channel with TED in the name didn't tip you off?
@notintheobservableuniverse2594
@notintheobservableuniverse2594 3 жыл бұрын
I came here after watching “Ducks go quack, chicken says Cluck”
@AlonSandler
@AlonSandler 13 жыл бұрын
Amazing - it actually bothered me lately that my shoes are tied badly and i need to re-tie them 3-4 times a day... ill have a master's degree in engineering soon and i even asked my mother this week! if she has any idea why my laces un-tie themselves all the time .... sadly, she said "no, idk, tie them stronger" this is what i have been missing all my life :/
@PaperRaines
@PaperRaines 5 жыл бұрын
This video changed my life several years ago. So, deep............
@mharrison1325
@mharrison1325 Жыл бұрын
A reef knot vs a granny knot. This Ted Talk changed the way I've been trying shoes for more than 3 decades.
@sgmenon
@sgmenon 10 жыл бұрын
I was always wrong...
@Artspeaketh
@Artspeaketh 10 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@epr8974
@epr8974 10 жыл бұрын
After trying it a few times I have found out that I have apparently been doing it right all my life, actually have a lot of trouble doing it the wrong way and my parents to thank for not teaching me bullshit that people everywhere else consider fine.
@Lazien24
@Lazien24 11 жыл бұрын
This video proves that a "strong knot" is just another example of the hidden AWESOME of left-handedness.
@jessicastormshell2786
@jessicastormshell2786 4 жыл бұрын
All this time I've been using super glue
@vivek1086
@vivek1086 10 жыл бұрын
My life is changed forever now
@yetidynamics
@yetidynamics 11 жыл бұрын
screw laces. velcro
@howiethao277
@howiethao277 Жыл бұрын
This explains so much. I always wondered why some of my ties stood steady for like half a year while my other ties stayed for like half a week. School didn’t give me the proper skill to start life right, this man did.
@nedj10
@nedj10 11 жыл бұрын
When I saw this TedTalk I watched it with great interest...I watched it, and then I tried tieing my shoes this great "new" knot...and then it occurred to me...Myself and every motorcyclists (of those that still wear shoes/boots with laces) in the history of man (along with most 5 year olds) already know....a double knot of any form is stronger than either the strong or weak form of any knot...and takes roughly the exact same time as the strong or the weak knot to install..
@rijaja
@rijaja 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: You can just flip the first knot. It's easier than learning to make a loop the other way around. Same result.
@andojay
@andojay 4 жыл бұрын
Medlife brought me here
@allancarloshizon9434
@allancarloshizon9434 7 ай бұрын
This changed my life, along with the paper towels TED Talk
@oscarb9755
@oscarb9755 2 ай бұрын
I never thought I'd be watching a Ted talk about tying shoes
@peterstiles1
@peterstiles1 10 жыл бұрын
Excellent. And the philosophical underpinning of what he's done there is actually really important, (in my opinion). ie. HACK LIFE. Try different things and different thinking. Work out your own answers, your own ways of doing . . . whatever . . . everything . . . ?
@PaperRaines
@PaperRaines 5 жыл бұрын
Yup! Talk is deep
@ummduhgmail
@ummduhgmail 8 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this works. All my shoes now have stupid round laces and they never would stay tied. I'd have to retie 3 or 4 times a day. Well they've been on my feet now for 16 hours and they're just as tight as when I tied them this morning.
@camaulay
@camaulay 8 жыл бұрын
+ummduhgmail Your life has changed forever.
@ummduhgmail
@ummduhgmail 8 жыл бұрын
Cameron RJ M It really has! I've only had to retie my shoes a couple times in the last 2 weeks, and it's only been due to stepping or kneeling on the lace and yanking it free. It took about a week of retraining myself to tie it "backwards", but now I do it without too much thought.
@cromagnon305
@cromagnon305 2 жыл бұрын
I consider myself a handy person. I can build a fence, I can wire a building, I can rebuild an engine or a transmission. I almost didn't click on this video. I figured there must be a catch or something to learn. Well done. RIP all my old laces.
@ghostmomo
@ghostmomo 12 жыл бұрын
My mind blown too! I just made a video on how to tie the shoes right, using an alternative, faster way. Thanks a lot to TED, my life has changed! :)
@JeremyHamaoui
@JeremyHamaoui Жыл бұрын
Here again following John Oliver mention.
@Suriner1
@Suriner1 10 жыл бұрын
Meh. I like the bunny ears method better.
@Xillrafe
@Xillrafe 10 жыл бұрын
You don't even have shoes.
@strawcastle
@strawcastle 10 жыл бұрын
***** daleks can dream too can't they?
@Jimb3rts
@Jimb3rts 10 жыл бұрын
The same principle still applies, though.
@momentumgamingSPRZ
@momentumgamingSPRZ 10 жыл бұрын
Bunny ears comes out way easier
@TheBoomshine
@TheBoomshine 9 жыл бұрын
Me too. Just whatever side you put on top on the initial cross, put the other side's loop on top and tie. There's your strong knot.
@Piitsi
@Piitsi 13 жыл бұрын
This changed my life!
@Baiko
@Baiko 12 жыл бұрын
You can do this with the double loop method as well, as long as the first and the second knot aren't made the same way round.
@beev.2656
@beev.2656 4 жыл бұрын
Wait, I don't even tie my shoes like that? I though you were supposed to start with two loops?
@DarrellVermilion
@DarrellVermilion 4 жыл бұрын
I want to live like you
@beev.2656
@beev.2656 4 жыл бұрын
@@DarrellVermilion not quite sure what that's supposed to mean, but thanks?
@rassoauberger6442
@rassoauberger6442 3 жыл бұрын
thats the sailors way. here you have "full control" about your doings. just do the same thing exactly twice, then you have the strong version.
@TheWheatless
@TheWheatless 13 жыл бұрын
I've always used the strong form... But then again, I only tie my shoes when I first get them, and then just slip my feet in and out as needed.
@kaiyin204
@kaiyin204 3 жыл бұрын
I like how TED has this in it
@aeslkjfhghae
@aeslkjfhghae 13 жыл бұрын
Somebody give this man a medal.
@justmyopinion80
@justmyopinion80 9 жыл бұрын
What you need to understand and what any good Boy Scout will tell you is that the first knot he ties is a granny not and is very difficult to untie. should the the stings come out of their bow format. The second know that he ties is in fact a square knot and is very easy to untie even if the strings come our of the out of the loop/bow.
@davidstites9799
@davidstites9799 9 жыл бұрын
Steven Sullivan Exactly, and he doesn't explain that in the TED talk. I wonder if he even knows.
@GoldenMechaTiger
@GoldenMechaTiger 9 жыл бұрын
+Steven Sullivan What? It's not difficult at all. You just pull the end and it's done.
@bland9876
@bland9876 5 жыл бұрын
Just saying "round" and "shoelace" in a sentence could trigger me LOL
@GeffChang
@GeffChang 6 жыл бұрын
I've been keeping this video for a long time, because I wanted to understand and try it, but my stupid brain just wouldn't cooperate. I've watching it over and over again, and I realized that if he had just said it was like a square knot, I'd have gotten it right faster.
@petersmythe6484
@petersmythe6484 9 жыл бұрын
I googled (ridiculous) TED talks and after browsing the list thought I should watch this one.
@dreadedhalo
@dreadedhalo 10 жыл бұрын
I know it was kind of a funny talk but I can't help it feel like the audience was collectively fuckin with him, like he was a goof, with all that extra laughing. Am I the only one that got bothered by that? :/
@grkuntzmd
@grkuntzmd 3 ай бұрын
When I was about ten years old, someone (sorry I can’t remember who to credit) taught me to do the knot you showed, but do the loop twice - once around as shown, then pull the whole lace through and loop a second time, only pushing the bow through on the second pass. My shoes untie themselves so infrequently (literally less than once a year), that I am astonished when it happens. The only caution is that when you pull to untie, don’t let the loose end pull THROUGH the loop - it will form a knot that you’ll then need to untangle.
@sahilomarkhan7205
@sahilomarkhan7205 Жыл бұрын
Greatest. TED Talk. Ever.
@Babel368
@Babel368 13 жыл бұрын
This also works if you oppose the direction of the base knot and keep the traditional direction of the bow knot on top. If you oppose both the direction of the base knot as well as the bow knot on top (like mr. Terry Moore demonstrated), the problem will remain. I find however that opposing the bow knot on top, as mr. Moore showed, is the easiest of both options.
@RolfPower
@RolfPower 10 жыл бұрын
I learned this about 6 years or so ago. I have since used the Ian Knot. It's the same as a bow knot, but it is done in about 1 second. Anytime someone sees me tie my shoes they always ask "do that again". Somehow I end up on a conversation about how their shoes are tied incorrectly.
@lopezb
@lopezb 4 жыл бұрын
The REASON the second way works better is easy to understand: because the first way is essentially a "Granny Knot" while the second is a square knot. The Granny Knot is the false square knot and is the bane of all beginning Boy Scouts. I discovered this for myself only recently after decades. But the reason I discovered it is because my 9-year-old son's laces always come untied and I wanted to help him. There remains the question as to why we all tie it the wrong way (a Granny knot). Reason: I am right-handed so the first overhand knot is right over left, and it's easier to follow it by right over left again, giving the Granny. You have to consciously think "roght over left; left over right " to get the square knot described in the video. Now there's a well-known fix known as the double knot: just tie an overhand knot (either direction will work- but best would be another square knot, so R/L, L/R, R/L)) on top of the usual knot. To undo it, you have to first undo the overhand knot, then pull the lace. But this has the disadvantage that if you forget you tied a double knot and simply pull on the lace, it will tighten and be much harder to untie. There's a BETTER OPTION my Dad taught me which he I think taught himself when he was in his 80s. We call it "Grandpa's knot". You tie it just like the standard knot, but you loop it around one extra time. So, it's like R/L overhand, then either way but twice (best would be L/R). Sort of like a "fisherman's knot" which is a many -times-repeated overhand. The ADVANTAGE is it amost never comes undone (almost as stable as the double knot) but it unties with a simple pull of the lace. BUT my son has trouble tying this so we stick with whatever and re-tie it for him in emergency!
@Special_Tactics_Force_Unit
@Special_Tactics_Force_Unit 5 жыл бұрын
Actual useful TED talks
@_walruseater
@_walruseater 10 ай бұрын
12 years later and I still tie my shoes like this and always will.
@Ckom-Tunes
@Ckom-Tunes 3 жыл бұрын
I do the ‘One Bunny Ear - Two Bunny Ear’ method-I’ve never had an inadvertently untied shoe in my life. Also, it looks better than any other knot, takes half the time to tie, and can be easily mastered by a two-year old. Beat that…
@Boehoehuahoei
@Boehoehuahoei 13 жыл бұрын
This might be sad. But out of the last 50 TED videos, this makes top 5.
@davidmcjonathan
@davidmcjonathan 10 жыл бұрын
Now, carry that one step further, I learned my grandmother's method which will not ever come untied accidentally but still untie easily when you want it to. Just bring the loop that you tuck through and put it through a second time, then tighten it. That got my children all through childhood with nary a mishap. Yet when you want to untie it just pull the two ends with out the struggle of the double knot where you again tie the loops.
@dooooods
@dooooods 13 жыл бұрын
BEST TED TALK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@FAT8893
@FAT8893 Жыл бұрын
John Oliver never disappoints. 😂🤣😂🤣
@wakandaforever616
@wakandaforever616 Жыл бұрын
Yes he never does
@jeffreygarland6300
@jeffreygarland6300 10 ай бұрын
Great video. Right at the end it looks like Dad used the weak form of the bow.
@liminal8432
@liminal8432 4 жыл бұрын
I’m i the only one that ties their shoes with 2 bunny ears?
@Tristan_h60
@Tristan_h60 4 жыл бұрын
No u are not
@ymgaki7715
@ymgaki7715 9 жыл бұрын
I never knew that I've been tying my shoes correctly for all my life :)
@DarrellVermilion
@DarrellVermilion 4 жыл бұрын
now you do. and you deserve the credit, my friend.
@pikuorguk
@pikuorguk 13 жыл бұрын
For the interested, the incorrect form is a "granny knot" with loops, and the correct form is a "reef knot" with loops. And if you're a rock climber, sailor or anything that involves tying knots you'll have been watching that video thinking "well, yeah, I do that" :-)
@paranoiahax
@paranoiahax Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU JOHN OLIVER FOR SENDING ME HERE
@GuineaJay
@GuineaJay 13 жыл бұрын
I've unknowingly been doing this all along. Didn't think it would get me through the door at TED
@guestyour
@guestyour 8 жыл бұрын
Incredible. This is revolutionary way to tie shoes.
@shmuelblitz2069
@shmuelblitz2069 2 жыл бұрын
Tip: Instead of "going the other way", simply reverse the first knot.
@matt4real4life
@matt4real4life 13 жыл бұрын
changed my life.
@Vulenkus
@Vulenkus 4 жыл бұрын
Just learned the best way to tie shoes at 26 years old. HERE WE, HERE WE
@Liguehunters
@Liguehunters 3 жыл бұрын
I always tie them the strong way take the loops and knot them. That never comes undone unintentionally!
@spblat
@spblat 13 жыл бұрын
You don't have to reverse the looping motion. If you initially learned how to tie your shoes wrong, all you have to reverse is the initial step: go right over left (or vice versa) and your usual looping step will suddenly give you a proper knot. Study a square knot (and tie it wrong once or twice) to see what's going on here.
@kitchencone
@kitchencone 12 жыл бұрын
That's exactly right. The first thing I do is flip the laces across the shoe, and then do the first crossover. Terry Moore does the crossover without the flip, and then he is forced into his clumsy tying of the bows. Assuming right handed: Flip right lace across the shoe, and lower, toward the toe. Flip left lace to the right across the shoe, so it's on top of the other lace. Now do your crossover and bow-tying. Without the flips the crossover gets tied the weak way.
@annaelizabeth1995
@annaelizabeth1995 11 жыл бұрын
I was so exited to try this out, just to realise I'd always done it the stronger way anyway :')
@seanmurphree4716
@seanmurphree4716 Жыл бұрын
welcome from the john oliver video lmao
@Joshuacliftojm
@Joshuacliftojm 12 жыл бұрын
Instead of reversing the direction of the wrap-around step of the loop-making stage of the bow as Terry says, you can switch which lace goes over and which goes under in the first stage of the bow. When I cross the laces (the very first step), I put the right lace below (closer to the toe) the left lace, so I have to reverse the direction of the wrap-around step to get a strong knot. When I put the right lace ABOVE the left, I can make the loop in my usual manner and still get the strong knot.
@williamdavis4542
@williamdavis4542 5 жыл бұрын
Quite the coincidence, only a week ago I noticed I was doing the same thing. That is probably why the video title caught my eye. Odd that I've been tying it wrong since I learned the difference between a square knot and a "Granny" knot in Cub Scouts, maybe 60 years ago. For some types of laces, the Granny knot won't hold for long. It has been hard to break this lifelong bad habit.
@BASED.88
@BASED.88 10 жыл бұрын
I got rid of my knots by adjusting for perfect slide on, yet tight fit ratio... then stitched them in place and cut off the ends. Haven't tied my shoes in a few months.
@fizzgibble
@fizzgibble 13 жыл бұрын
been doing it right the whole time, didn't expect that
@CasualKarma
@CasualKarma 9 жыл бұрын
I first saw this video a year ago, and thought it was pretty cool. Now that I have a job where I wear dress shoes, I wanted to come back and see how to tie shoes "properly" it turns out I was taught the "strong" knot the whole time. I can't figure out how to do the "weak" form.
@paulio2498
@paulio2498 9 жыл бұрын
Right over right and left over left make the weak form
@rogerine1
@rogerine1 13 жыл бұрын
Great on tying your shoes.. Maybe someday I get to come and talk to TED
@guinnessgonz
@guinnessgonz 12 жыл бұрын
This ish has changed my life ;-)
@DAntiprodukt
@DAntiprodukt 13 жыл бұрын
I can't figure out if this is more intentionally or unintentionally hilarious.
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