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mrmhead On March 27, 2024




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#1New Post! Sep 14, 2018 @ 14:47:53
It is well known that a jostled string tends to become knotted; yet
the factors governing the ‘‘spontaneous’’ formation of various
knots are unclear. We performed experiments in which a string was
tumbled inside a box and found that complex knots often form
within seconds. We used mathematical knot theory to analyze the
knots.


Whodathunk there was a whole field of study on knots!

Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated String


So now you can calculate the probability of getting (how many) knots in your headphone cable.
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