It is not liable to come undone when there is no strain on the knot, but it is not reliable if the ropes are of unequal size or very slippery unless the ends are seized back to their standing parts.
Akulolungelo ukuza ingenzekanga xa kungekho ntsika kwiqhina kodwa ayilunganga xa iintambo zingenakulingena ngokwesayizi okanye utyibiliko ngaphandle kwesiphelo sesayizi esemva kwindawo yokuma.