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10:05 May 19, 2012 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Sports / Fitness / Recreation | |||||||
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3 +2 | Double figure 8 loop ("Bunny ears") |
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4 | double figure eight |
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double figure eight Explanation: De 'double figure eight' wordt ook wel 'bunny ears' genoemd, omdat de knoop de vorm heeft van twee konijnenoren. (In het Nederlands wordt de mickeyknoop ook wel de konijneorenknoop genoemd). Reference: http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/BunnyEars.htm Reference: http://frankinouille.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/alpi-secourist... |
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Double figure 8 loop ("Bunny ears") Explanation: "Mickeyknoop" is another term for "achtknoop met twee lussen". Lots of videos on this subject in Dutch and English, e.g. http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/BunnyEars.htm Reference: http://www.animatedknots.com/fig8loopdouble/index.php |
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3 hrs peer agreement (net): +2 |
Reference: Knot reference Reference information: Schleber, this may be helpful for comparisons on all of these knot queries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knots And for this specific question in particular: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_figure-eight_loop -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2012-05-19 21:58:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And, FYI, please double check to make sure it's not the Spanish bowline being referred to here. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_bowline |
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