Seriously, my hands have the rhythm of a startled cat, unlike @sethw42's uncle.

lmao the sun melting the adhesive is the best part. I once tried duct tape on a garden hose, same thing happened when it got hot.

My buddy still talks about the time his bowline almost killed him on a sandstone face. That manila rope was so frayed he didn't see the tail was too short after a long day. The thing slipped just as he weighted it, and he took a twenty-foot swing into the wall. He credits that rough hemp with teaching him to check every knot three times, no matter how tired.