Children can be quite the adventure, and they grow up so quickly. It can feel like they're transitioning from a crib to a bunk bed in the blink of an eye. Some parents donate or toss out their child's ...

Soft shackles, dog bones, T-fittings and more, are but only some of the many ways to connect ropes to sails. Here are the ...

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Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

The French knot screams “effortlessly chic,” but perfecting it? Not always so effortless. Learning how to do a French knot hairstyle might take a little patience, but once you’ve got it down, the ...

For decades, a rope swing tucked along the cliffs of D.L. Bliss State Park drew thrill-seekers of all kinds to Lake Tahoe. This wasn’t just any rope tied to a tree — it dangled from a massive pine ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The old rope swing hung from a tall tree that was perched on the edge of a granite wall, above some of the deepest water in Lake Tahoe. This wasn’t an ordinary rope swing. The tree grew out of the ...

Scanning the crowd at a fancy soiree may reveal a wide array of neckties, each fastened with a highly complex mathematical object masquerading as fashion. An entire field of mathematics is devoted to ...

MANCHESTER − A teen left unconscious in Hidden Lake after falling from a rope swing and hitting his head July 30 was rescued from remote terrain with the help of friends, bystanders and emergency ...

A man is believed to have died after jumping into the Russian River and disappearing, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to the Hacienda ...

MESICK, MI – A Florida man has a long road to recovery in front of him after a 30-foot fall from a rope swing in Northern Michigan, officials said. Thomas Sundquist, 39, of Florida, was on a week-long ...