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Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/9489
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<p>Inspired by @ShemSeger's <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/9356/whats-this-knot-called">possibly invented knot</a>, I'm curious to see if anyone knows anything about this knot:</p>

<p>Final knot:
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfKgn.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Reverse deconstructed:
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/IsKTO.jpg" alt="enter image description here">
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Zrpz.jpg" alt="enter image description here">
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/DESF0.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>It's basically the same idea from a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/fig8loopdouble/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">double figure eight loop</a> but applied to an overhand knot. It uses less rope than a double figure eight, but that's the only advantage I could see for its existence.</p>

<p>It is neither a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/doubleoverhand/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">double overhand knot</a> nor a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/surgeonsloop/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">double overhand loop</a> (same knot but tied with loops).</p>

<p><strong>Is it a known knot that has been tested (and potentially avoided)?</strong></p>