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People have a surprisingly hard time wrapping their minds around knots, according to a new study

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Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that people consistently have a surprisingly hard time understanding knots.

The study suggests that knots may represent a new âblind spot in our physical reasoning.

The inspiration for the study came from embroidery, where a student couldn't make sense of a tangle of floss.

The researchers concluded that most people simply cannot differentiate a weak knot from a strong one by sight.

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