Dropped your keys in a storm drain? Use this knot.
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2023
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You never know when you might need a knot like this. You can use it to grab your gear if it's out of reach. Here I take my keys out of a storm drain using paracord. You may also be able to use it while camping or working on the job site.
Gravity Hook Knot • Gravity Hook Knot 
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Missed opportunity:
"You can tie this extremely complicated knot, or you can carry the Gravity Hook XS. Link below."
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That thing is pretty cool!
@@kamkokos I am going to order some stainless steel tonight and hope to have some back in stock by early next week.
@@First_Class_Amateur I'll be placing an order as soon as it's up 😁
Sweet little trinket... never seen I before, thanks!
Very nice. Although in my country there are no drains without water in them. When I saw the video and the keys fell in, I thought “they’re gone”, but the drain being dry makes retrieving a whole lot easier.
Like, a torrent of water? What country is this?
@@toddhoward1892 any country where it rains daily.
There will always be water in the drainage system.
@@monad_tcp Most city area drains are for collecting all sewage, may that be from rain and people washing their cars in their yards or whatever so water that ends up on streets, but also collects sewage water from homes. The main drainages are common which go to the same treatment plants or in some situations directly in the rivers.
@@somnorila9913 storm drains that run to bodies of water are typically seperated from sewers. Storm drains are what is under the grates at the curb. At lrast where I've lived, which wasnt far from the coast until now, but now I'm between two very large lakes, so they are used at power generation and a reservoir. Sewage goes to treatment plant before anywhere else.
@@monad_tcp Aren't 24h enough time to drain all the water?
Nice to know. I usually use a neodymium magnet or a small hook, because not all drains will be dry. Magnets will tend to catch the keys much faster and effectively even in drains with flowing water. :)
When you said 'usually' I started to wonder how often you drop your keys into storm drains.
Enough, it seems, that you have protocol in place.
@@beholdandfearmethat was my thought exactly😂
@@beholdandfearme LOL. The term 'usually' was used because we are a group of trekkers and hikers. My inventory for travel is always equipped with a thin but strong nylon rope, about 40 ft long, a small hook and a few small but very powerful neodymium magnets. I'm also a travelling musician and once you learn a lesson, it is a good practice to keep certain things with you just in case, even if you never have to use it frequently, cause you never know. :)) Cheers :))
Imagine having all that rope with you and then realizing you could have tied it to your keys so you wouldn't lose them in a storm drain.😢
Yep or to a spanner ( wrench) and not loose it in earth moving machine. For my car keys i always attach it to my pants where belt passes through. I attach with caribeaner. The other positive of that is my pocket has more space.
My thought exactly. Got a key chain i made of paracord, attached to my belt with a carabiner
You RUclips-short goonies always think you got shit figured out
carabiner is just my goto
if you still lose it then youre just build different
@@helper_bot and not in the good sense xD Alternatively, the carabiner can serve as a knuckleduster
Excellent tutorial! You have convinced me to add magnets to my camping survival gear...😋
Whenever I see videos of the mind boggling thing humans have been able to come up with with our time on earth all I can imagine is people in 140 BC being like “yo did you see that new knot Jerry came up with last week? That shit was dope as fuuuuck son!!!”
Dope = “a stupid person” - Merriam, Webster dictionary.
@@BitSmythe Slang = "an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech. " Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Be dope. Don't be a dope, you dope.
@@BitSmythe
Dope: excellent-used as a generalized term of approval
ALSO Miriam Webster's dictionary if you'd bother to scroll down a bit
@@Mark73 He is right in one thing though: today's youth severely lacks a developed vocabulary. " Dope as fuck son". That just screams " immature retarded American teenager brought up without good parentage" to me.
Gordian was disappointed with Alexander's response to his talents though.
This is awesome... Sadly wouldn't work here in the UK, as our drains are designed to have water in them. Kinda like a small well shape with an overflow pipe 2/3 of the way up.
And usually overflowing out of the top 😳
Clever, now all I need is to be carrying enough rope, have my cellphone with me, and remember the title of this video, so I can watch it, while under pressure, and dealing with embarrassment while I follow the step by step demo using one hand at the curb of a busy street.
Oh wait, the rope is in the locked car! Damn!
He is going to do a video on how to unlock your car with a knot.
A rare earth magnet on a piece of string or wire rolled up to keep it handy also works and is simpler. This is what goes with us to the pier in case something made of steel goes into the drink.
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ How about not arrogantly spouting your religious scripture in places that are completely irrelevant!? 🙄
You types of people make your own religions look so much worse to everyone else...
Not trying to be a buzzkill or anything, but wouldn't this be easier to accomplish with just a hanger or a piece of wire, or perhaps a magnet on a string?
Would you prefer carrying 10 yards of hanger or paracord in your day pack?
Survivor Cord has like 7 different strands inside it and one is a wire. It's not exactly that sturdy but you could tie a knot for a rodent trap and it could possibly work.
I make lanyards out of straps of about 10 feet and attach them to bags. I also use it in boots and shoes for laces.
My number 1 rule when selecting items for my bags is that everything has to have multiple uses.
@@thangd7124 fishing line and a small magnet, strong enough for some keys and takes up no space
No it doesn’t trust me I’m a professional
@@thangd7124 Wouldn't you still need to carry the paracord either way. I would say that magnets on a string would require less paracord since you don't need a toggle line.
Great slow explanations and context on why certain knots were chosen
Ah. If I ever lose my child down a storm drain I'll know the perfect way to fish them out. Bravo good sir. ❤
They all float down there🤡🎈
Hhaha the IT emoticon and red balloon
I enjoy the way you describe what you are doing to the rope, and how it works in the knot! As someone just beginning into tying knots, it's great information that can translate to other knots. First video from you I have seen, but definitely subscribing for more!
Come back after your first victim. Let us know how it went.
wait til there’s a nice little reward, tell me and i’ll put 60% on your commissary book.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dropped my keys into a storm
Drain but they always land with the loop thing up at a 90° angle!
Oh wait…
This looks like magic and I still don't understand how it's so solid and strong
Metal hangers, not just for hanging clothing. A multitude of viable options with some imagination.
Best knot channel in the world! Super cool!
I have honestly never been so bored, watching a knot be tied in my entire life
Dropped my keys in a storm drain once. Attached a rare earth magnet i had with me to a shoe lace. Worked great.
I did this once with a wire coat hanger from a dry cleaner shop.
That is indeed creative... I'm going to have to try this because it's hard to believe it works as well as shown here... but I will certainly be impressed if it does!
Just tried it & works well 😮 very impressed!
Thanks for teaching how to tie this knot.
"...all right let's go get our keys from the storm drain" lol awesome
The loop that sits 90deg to the rope at 2:46 is a great tip all on its own
You know a man's confident in his knots when he yeets his keys down a storm drain.
Awesome info! I will never remember this but still awesome.
A very rational and cool-headed solution. I'm pretty sure I would stomp around and have a temper tantrum like a child.
Bravo Maestro! Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work.
Also see - "Extendo magic magnetic rod thing." Granted, this could solve some issues i've had in the past that magnets couldn't solve. Cheers for sharing!
E X C E L L E N T C L A S S !!!
THANK YOU so much for a verrrrrrrry good lesson on a FIX that has plagued me since my keys slipped thru a hole in my pants pocket, slid down the inside of my pants leg about the time I was trotting in the rain from my truck going to drop off a book at the downtown library & I stepped on a storm drain and my keys were GAWN !!! I borrowed two wire coat-hangers from tge library and spliced them together and fished my keys out. Luckily, tge worst of tge storm hadn't gotten there or they would have been washed out of sight into oblivian! THANK YOU !!!
I SUBBED.
Calm down dude
This guy is the knot wizard.
I've never dropped my keys not just in the drain but anywhere, and i don't think i ever will, but these knots are awesome
You are some kind of knotistic savant! Bravo sir, I don't know how you do it!
How perfectly you somehow articulated exactly what I was thinking/feeling while watching this video!
👏👏👏👏
😂
That's pretty snappy, good tool w/ alot of applications 👍
You should reseason that Lodge lid before it starts to pit, I only saw it briefly as you lifted it but the rest of the dutch oven looks okay.
there are definitely ways to use this besides a storm drain, like what you showed at the end. especially if you're a hiker and drop something between some boulders or something. (all the storm drains where i live are filled with water up to about 2 feet below the grate,)
That looks like something that requires infinite patience and a very strong flashlight... if you happen to have that rope on you, great. Otherwise, just get hook or magnet on a string and save yourself a huge amount of wiggle frustration.
Carry a small powerfull magnet. Dropped keys down a 20' deep air vent shaft at a loading dock after work once. Truck was older w wing vents so easily broke in, got magnet tied to chalk line and was on the road in minutes. It was dusk so glad I had a florescent orange key fob!
I remember in 8th grade, another student and I were tossing the garden keys back and forth and threw them down a drain. We went straight to the closest classroom and borrowed two metal hangers. Can’t believe we got them out before lunch 😂
Might not work so well with a soft and really floppy cord (have to be able to push out on it a bit), but it's an interesting and potentially useful idea none the less.
Never in a million tries would I be able to recall how to do this without having to watch the video again (several times probably.) So, I'll just make one and keep it in the trunk of my car. Oh, ya, wait, I just dropped my keys in a storm drain............!
Bravo! Well done! Thanks.
You are an amazing master!!
Love the video :)
What’s the name of the loop you tied at 2:40?
Edit: Nvm, it’s just a wonderful way to tie an alpine butterfly loop
I wish we had those sorta drains here, but no... every drain here is the type that's like, 10 feet deep and has water at the bottom. And yes, I've once dropped my keys down one of those and I'm still amazed I managed to fish them out using a bunch of wire hangers that I straightened out and taped together. I do believe I spent like an hour scraping around tho, since... you know, water at the bottom, so I couldn't see where the keys had landed or if they'd gotten washed away already.
I like the idea. I just don't know who all would remember all the steps in the knot tying.
Fishing magnet works great too.
This might be quite useful if our street drains were not full of water and completely opaque. A magnet and string and a piece of tig wire are needed !
Tig wire for welding?
Just finished watching the gravity hook knot. I only watched the first 5 seconds and I literally Pog-faced =0 Brilliant improvement, my friend!
Very good skill and a lovely presentation Combined with good English.
A whole bike from the storm drain?!?! Nice catch.
i think you can maybe improve that system with a small magnet and a steel washer? anyway this is genius!!
Happened to me last year just grabbed a fishing pole and tied a crank bait lure to the line then cranked it snug agains the rod tip. Fished my keys out instantly.
Thats a great McGuyver trick. More impressive than the icesicke hitch.
My key ring has a 17 lbs. pull 1/2” neodymium magnet mounted within a 1 3/8” pedestal that works great. Your knot would be complicated from my lack of use . A paper clip may be formed in different variations for any sort of hook if needed . Amazon magnets .
Great bondage tutorial, thanks!
This is genius
You Sir are a magician 🪄🪢
Love this 👌 could we get the single line ‘gravity hook knot’ link?
ruclips.net/video/pzd3984ZA2I/видео.html
I keep a handful of different sized paper clips in my car, at home, at work, and two small ones in my wallet. Probably the most handy thing you can have.
damn that is a nice looking storm drain
Instructions unclear. Using a storm drain as keys
That sir is genius 🎉
that's pretty creative
Fascinating skill. I just keep a small powerful doughnut magnetic on a string handy for these frequent scenarios.
This will be good ammo for the “just use a straaapppppp lollll!” crowd.
If you mean "just attach your keys to your pants" then yes, it is a good idea if you have a high chance of dropping them. You can drop your keys in some place much less ideal. With no way to see it, and if it will be during the rain, then...good luck with the ropes if you don't have a magnet on the other end
Yea just use a piece of wire or a ratchet strap with a hook already on it lol
So clever. ❤
Cool knots. I would just tie a strong magnet on the end of a string for keys though.
amazing!
Your “magic” moment at 0:58 is actually what mathematicians call supercoiling. Molecular biologists know about it too because DNA undergoes the same kind of reaction when it’s being replicated and so forth.
now the magic is gone
Thanks for scientific input 🙌🏼
Brilliant.
I found that getting a cloth hanger was much easier than buying a good enough paracord. But hey maybe this work better if you drop them somewhere deeper
A wire hook would work as well for keys. But I like that this system could work for heavier items that would just bend a wire hook. Like the bike and cast iron pot he showed.
Usually if I have to do any complicated knot like this video, I just put my wired ear buds in my pocket for a few seconds and voila…I can retrieve keys and climb a mountain.
Very cool. Honestly though, for that purpose having a rare earth magnet you could tie to a paracord is probably a lot easier. (If you have one.)
That perpendicular loop certainly takes a bit of coercing
For such cases i have 2 neodymium magnets and thin cordage in my bag.
I remember the days when we just lifted the storm drain grate.. how times have changed lol
Once with a trucker hitch, i tightened it so hard it ripped my 550 paracord
Given the truckers hitch is a force multiplier ...You pulled it with the force of 225 pounds to break it...or another explanation is that you used a frayed cord that required a lot less force to break it
Neat, although I feel like tying a metal hook to a piece of string would accomplish the same thing :)
I don't have any rope, so I just borrow nearby children and lower them in by their ankles and shout "If you don't find those keys I'll drop you in there!" Works every time, even when there's water.
My keys are fitted with a superstrong magnet. Every time I drop my keys towards a storm drain it sticks to the metal before it has chsnce to fall in. Since the magnet is really powerful it magnetises the keys too and so far I've never lost them. However there are drawbacks to having a powerful magnet attached to your keys. They stick together and are a bugger to use. Since then I've bought a tether which works much better 😂
My wife told me this stuff never happens so i dont need to learn it. Thank goodness she was here to stop me b4 it was too late!
impressed
Now I need a tutorial on how to get the ropes out of the drains
A neighbour's child dropped the keys there. The lady simply asked the mechanic nearby for help. He lifted the cover, got into the hole (literally!) and retrieved the keys for the woman! Quick fix ;D
Genius! And very good instructions. How do you get a phone out?
a tensioned loop is goddamn magic
This is crazy, so useful and handy. Thx.
AWESOME 🤙🏼
Can you do this with shoestrings because not everybody walks around the city with this kind of ropes
Very cool
Very handy. In 2024 and beyond, when I drop something, somewhere, I will remember the video called….um….something about a “use this knot”
Clove hitch on o magnet works every time
Verry cool! But you need a big key ring and it standing up.
Yeah i could think of ten less complicated ways to get the keys back...But its a cool knot... just not sure where we would actually use it practically
The odds of me carrying a shop vac in my back pocket are just as high as those cords.
What knot do I need if I dropped my keys in a pothole that is then filled up?
Just get a freaking coat hanger. 😂
🤯🤯🤯very nice
Or.....a simple old coat hanger 😂
amazing