Mathematician Figured Out More Than 100,000 Ways to Knot a Tie [VIDEO]
2014.02.10
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From the Windsor, to half Windsor, it seems unthinkable that there are more than 5 ways to knot a tie. How many must a man know?
Turns out, science has determined that there are tons of ways to knot a tie. And by tons, we mean in the hundreds of thousands.
The previous knot estimate came from a 1999 study which claimed that only 85 tie configurations were possible.
But mathematician Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson was so taken by the knot sported by the Merovingian (above) in the Matrix sequel, he sought out how to recreate it, and cross-referenced it with the list of known knots. He couldn't find it.
Vejdemo-Johansson and his team went about deducing a more accurate number of knots. They arrived at 177,147, all of which you can try out at his random knot generator here.
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Of course, good luck remembering all, and nor should you have to. Just remember 3 or 4 configurations. That will do. [New Scientist]
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