THE VIDEO SHELF · tying shoelaces
How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore
Terry Moore's three-minute TED talk showing a better way to tie shoes, replacing the common granny knot with a square knot so laces stay tied.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a tiny, useful life hack many commenters adopted for good.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TED
- Topic
- tying shoelaces
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
More than 10 years ago, somebody shared this clip with me: [VIDEO] Been tying my shoelaces like this ever since.
rndz on Hacker News · 2026-06
In Ian's Secure Shoelace KnotReminds me of the TED talk on how to tie your shoes. I was surprised to learn I've been doing it wrong for a quarter century. [VIDEO]
filoeleven on Hacker News · 2015-09
In Shoelace knotsTwo quick things from back when TED talks were actually interesting/useful: 1. How to tie your shoes the right way (so the knot doesn't come undone): [VIDEO] 2. How to dry your hands with a single paper towel (so that you prevent unnecessary waste): [LINK]
leto_ii on Hacker News · 2019-11
In Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?
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