My first question would be;
How many knots, after normal use, showed this damage?
What led you to test your knots in this manner?
When I test something or someone, I test it in the environment/conditions that I want to rate it in.
I would not rate a persons ability in water survival, by having him rappel mountains.
I do not know, after 4 years of learning here at SRP, anyone who uses a "dry" badger to lather with. Maybe I missed that thread.
",,,,,,a hair in good condition can absorb more than 30% of its own weight of water. "
PROPERTIES OF HAIR
My point is; that wet hair performs differently than dry hair; should you try your test with a knot that has soaked a minute or two, would you see the same damage? :shrug: