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Sailors have several reliable knots at their disposal

claudiafortgeblasen on Pixabay

The tangled physics of knots, one of our simplest and oldest technologies

Which knot is the strongest?

Margaux Lopez
8/2/2021, 1:00 AM
  • knots
  • physics
  • thread
  • shoelaces
  • fishing
A satellite image of the Ever Given plugging the Suez Canal

Adapted from Maxar Technologies via Wikimedia

The Ever Given and the physics of big ships clogged the Suez Canal

Wider and wider container ships carry more cargo but are extremely difficult to steer in tight spaces like a canal

Margaux Lopez
3/29/2021, 2:11 AM
  • breaking news
  • ship
  • physics
  • physics
  • engineering