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Year of publication1983

Dimensions6 x black and white printed paper

Des Pawson Resources box, item 4

An article exploring whether some hitches are securer than others, whether there is a limit to the load that can be placed on a hitch before it fails because the free end slips through the knot, and whether there is some way to alter a normal hitch so that it can withstand a heavier load. Black and white photocopy, originally published in the Scientific American Vol. 249, No. 2 (August 1983), pp. 120, 123-127. 6 stapled sheets.