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At Just 54 ATOMS, Scientists Made History by Tying the World's Smallest Knot, and They Have No Idea How They Did It
The Debrief ^ | JANUARY 23, 2024 | MICAH HANKS

Posted on 01/24/2024 1:06:11 PM PST by Red Badger

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1 posted on 01/24/2024 1:06:11 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson

Oh, they did knot.


2 posted on 01/24/2024 1:08:18 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Red Badger

They told the Atoms “Trump”, and they immediately tied themselves into a knot.


3 posted on 01/24/2024 1:09:47 PM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: martin_fierro

😜..................


4 posted on 01/24/2024 1:10:06 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Dummies. They should have written it down. Step by step.


5 posted on 01/24/2024 1:11:16 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Red Badger

I did knot see this coming.


6 posted on 01/24/2024 1:12:30 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Red Badger

Wow. Cool. I’m going to try that right now.


7 posted on 01/24/2024 1:12:37 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Red Badger
I see that knot all the time on crime shows.


8 posted on 01/24/2024 1:13:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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9 posted on 01/24/2024 1:16:15 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Red Badger

Are they fishermen?


10 posted on 01/24/2024 1:20:15 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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Boy scouts, maybe...............


11 posted on 01/24/2024 1:23:30 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’m sure you were tied up with other things at the time.

Question: Did these scientists get millions of dollars for this research?

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12 posted on 01/24/2024 1:24:25 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Red Badger

The best knots ever tied (created) happen while fishing and they are completely by accident and I have no idea how I did it. These knots usually require a loss of about 100 feet of line in order to make the fishing rod and reel operable once again.


13 posted on 01/24/2024 1:25:04 PM PST by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: Red Badger

Like there are not enough knots in this world.


14 posted on 01/24/2024 1:26:29 PM PST by oldbrowser ( )
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My youngest granddaughter was born with her umbilical cord tied in a true knot. We don’t know how that happened either. Ah, the mysteries of life.


15 posted on 01/24/2024 1:27:00 PM PST by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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The chinese scientists immediately went on to weaponize the knot.


16 posted on 01/24/2024 2:01:30 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Red Badger

If they did not do it intentionally it is not a knot. You have to tie a knot. This case is a tangle. Sometimes you can’t tell the difference by looking because a knot and a tangle can look exactly the same. The difference between a knot and a tangle is intent.


17 posted on 01/24/2024 2:05:23 PM PST by webheart
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18 posted on 01/24/2024 2:08:53 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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My kid would be interested in the latest research developments in Physics, but he has football practice in 30 minutes.


19 posted on 01/24/2024 2:14:48 PM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: Red Badger

I bet they have trouble untying it.


20 posted on 01/24/2024 2:16:41 PM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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