When your shoelaces comes untied, the thought that probably pops in your brain is: "Ugh, that's annoying. Guess I'll retie my laces now."
But to mechanical engineers, this tedious occurrence represents a scientific black hole. Why do shoelaces shake off their knots, and how? Why is one way of tying a shoelace stronger than the other?
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, recently took these questions to the lab. Using a slow-motion camera during a series of experiments, they developed a theory that might solve the mystery of floppy shoelaces. Read more...
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