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Media:
Google Drive Folder with videos of each test
Analysis:
- Insertion joints maxed out the instron (5 kN), which was to be expected
- Figure 8 did second best, broke near knot around 4.3 kN and 3.3 kN
- Bowline was the worst, broke around 3 kN (and broke inside the knot, not on the rest of the cord)
- Expected slippage of the figure 8 knot but did not observe any, which is interesting (indicates stopper knots would not be required)
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