# Animated Knots by Grog

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/animated-knots/

11 people recommended Animated Knots by Grog in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

10 of the 11 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Animated Knots”.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a clear, minimal site for learning knots, with useful comparisons between similar knots. The most common caveat is that the animations are more like slideshows.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for learning knots (4 comments in the sample): "I learned a lot of the knots and hitches I use from this site." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914723)) "This website was so useful for Boy Scout rank advancement." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907587)) "I have seen this useful website come up in the past" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46956972))
- Favorite site people return to (2 comments in the sample): "this is my #1 favorite knot site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907701)) "this really brought me back" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46908159))
- Minimal, focused design (2 comments in the sample): "Is this a very high quality website that simply tries to do one thing well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907814)) "the minimal design makes it surprisingly refreshing to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46910941))

## What people warn about

- Animations feel like slideshows (1 comment in the sample): "more of a slideshow than actual animations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907032))

## Other reference websites people recommend

- [Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sheldon-brown-s-bicycle-technical-info/): 47 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Ian's Shoelace Site](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ian-s-shoelace-site/): 10 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [OEIS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oeis/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [RF Cafe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rf-cafe/): 8 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Animated Knots by Grog", https://hackerapproved.com/p/animated-knots/ (11 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.