I was really surprised at how little difference they found between the strength of the various knots and how weak they all were. This runs counter to all the information I have read about some knots being "100%" strength. The best knots they showed were only about 70%. I had long taken it as a given that the triple surgeon's was much stronger than a blood knot, but their results do not show that. It also suggests that we should not worry too much about wind knots, since they are almost as strong as any other knot in the system.

Ted