Physics of knots

An interesting article about some experiments to determine knot strength.


https://phys.org/news/2020-01-mathematical-stability.html

I almost understood it while visualizing the fishing knots I use in relation to their knowledge.  Thanks for the article.  Knots are the weakest point in any fishing rig, not all knots are guilty but I have heard that the knot reduces the lb test by 35%?...