Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
mickeyknoop
English translation:
Double figure 8 loop (\"Bunny ears\")
Added to glossary by
Alexander Schleber (X)
May 19, 2012 10:05
11 yrs ago
Dutch term
mickeyknoop
Dutch to English
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KLIMMEN: Voorklimmen en zekeren op rots met de juiste technieken Knopen (zaksteek,ankersteek, gestoken achtknoop, vissersknoop, mastworp, machardknoop, paalsteek, prusikknoop mickeyknoop) Op een veilige manier opbouwen en begeleiden van een zelfgezekerde rappel vertrekkende van een veilige standplaats.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Double figure 8 loop ("Bunny ears") |
Marianne Reinen
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| 4 | double figure eight |
Danielle Boelema
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References
| Knot reference |
Bryan Crumpler
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Proposed translations
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Double figure 8 loop ("Bunny ears")
"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
Lots of videos on this subject in Dutch and English, e.g.
http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/BunnyEars.htm
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2 hrs
double figure eight
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).
(In het Nederlands wordt de mickeyknoop ook wel de konijneorenknoop genoemd).
Reference:
http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/BunnyEars.htm
http://frankinouille.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/alpi-secouristen-gezocht/
Peer comment(s):
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Bryan Crumpler
: Slight nuance but FTR: DF8 is the knot only. "DF8 loop" has the bunny ears.
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Reference comments
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Reference:
Knot reference
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
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Note added at 11 hrs (2012-05-19 21:58:18 GMT)
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knots
And for this specific question in particular:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_figure-eight_loop
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Note added at 11 hrs (2012-05-19 21:58:18 GMT)
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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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