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[MadMojoMonkey]

I strongly suspect that the driving / gas pedal is a red herring.

My foremost hypothesis has not been directly refuted yet, so I'm not sure if I should drop it or not.
I.e. are you 100% certain that you're tying square knots and not granny knots?

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There are many knots and they serve different purposes.
Some have moving or slippery parts and stationary or fixed parts, yes. A slipknot has a loose part that forms the actual loop, and a fixed part which holds the loop closed.

[Poopadoop]

My foremost hypothesis has not been directly refuted yet, so I'm not sure if I should drop it or not.
I.e. are you 100% certain that you're tying square knots and not granny knots?

I thought you just finished telling me this wasn't your hypothesis?

Also, the hypothesis assumes he's tying two different knots in the left and right shoe, so you're asking the wrong question Mr. Science.

Banana, do you tie the knots with the exact same steps in each shoe?

[MadMojoMonkey]

I thought you just finished telling me this wasn't your hypothesis?

Also, the hypothesis assumes he's tying two different knots in the left and right shoe, so you're asking the wrong question Mr. Science.

Banana, do you tie the knots with the exact same steps in each shoe?

Well... I am still not directly hypothesizing that he's tying 2 different knots, but you have made an excellent point.

I was opining that he was tying granny knots on both shoes, and that they are more likely to slip. That completely ignores the issue that only one is consistently coming untied, which implies that my question is still moot unless I'm suggesting he's tying 2 different knots, which I'm not.

Fair play. Good observation. My bad.
Thanks for catching it.