Editing Hangman's knot (section)

==In culture==
[[File:National Museum of Crime and Punishmen - Hangman Rope from Don Jail 1915 (2869481808).jpg|thumb|Hangman's rope displayed at the [[National Museum of Crime & Punishment]], [[Washington, D.C.]] A label with the title "Hangman Rope/Noose" shown attached to the noose reads, "This hangman rope/noose was purportedly used at the historical [[Don Jail]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] to hang a man named [[Hangman's Graveyard#Jan Ziolko|Jan Ziolko]] in April of 1915."]]
[[File:Gallow - british jail.jpg|thumb|The gallow was in use in the old jail in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Mandatory Palestine|British mandate]].]]
Surviving [[noose]]s in the United Kingdom show simple slipknots that were superseded in the late 19th century with a metal eye spliced into one end of the rope, the noose being formed by passing the other end through it. The classic hangman's knot was largely developed in the United States. Filmed hangings of war criminals in Europe after [[World War II]], conducted under US jurisdiction, show such knots placed in various locations.
[[File:Henkersknoten.png|thumb|Steps for tying a hangman's knot.]]

Each additional coil adds friction to the knot, which makes the noose harder to pull closed or open. When [[Grover Cleveland]] was the sheriff of Erie County, he performed two hangings. Cleveland was advised by a more experienced Sheriff to grease the rope with [[tallow]] and run it through the knot a few times to ensure rapid closure with the drop. The number of coils should therefore be adjusted depending on the intended use, the type and thickness of rope, and environmental conditions such as wet or greasy rope. One coil makes it equivalent to the simple [[running knot]].

[[Woody Guthrie]] sings of the hangman using thirteen coils:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Hangknot_Slipknot.htm |title=Hangknot, Slipknot |publisher=Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref>

<blockquote><poem>Did you ever see a hangman tie a hangknot?
I've seen it many a time and he winds, he winds,
After thirteen times he's got a hangknot.</poem></blockquote>