A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.
A noose knot tied in kernmantle rope
Barack Obama Presidential Center
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. The center will also include community and conference facilities and will house the nonprofit Obama Foundation. Construction on the 19.3 acre campus is expected to top out in mid-2024, and the center to open in the first half of 2026.
Viewed from Solstice on the Park, September 2023
November 2022