The Great Shoe Tying Debacle!
Hello Nerdfighters! As some of you may recall, Sarah Green made an appearance on last week's episode of Dear Hank and John ( Episode 125: Book Hangovers ). During this episode, a listener named Ebony wrote to John and Sarah seeking advice for dealing with her newfound and life-changing discovery that went something like this: "I recently watched a TED Talk in which I discovered that I have been tying my shoes incorrectly my entire life and I don't know what to do!" In their response to the question, John and Sarah discussed how it was likely Ebony had not been doing anything wrong in tying her shoes the way we are typically taught. However, I had to know what Ebony was talking about. I watched the TED Talk and as it turns out, according to the speaker Terry Moore, I too had been tying my shoes incorrectly my entire life. According to Mr. Moore, the best method for tying shoes is to create one loop with a single strand of lace (as typical), and then wind the ...