I think there's a little voodoo involved with blood knots. (Since I don't use surgeons, I'll keep my comment restricted to that voodoo blood knot.) And this may sound stupid, but the only way I can survive using blood knots without shooting myself or some other innocent bystander, is to do the exact same thing every time. If I lose focus and wrap the wrong tag end over instead of behind, it won't cinch. Or, if I get antsy and try to pull one end before wrapping the other, it won't cinch. However, when it all happens as it is supposed to, it's almost better than sex. I can put up with a modest failure rate just to achieve that perfect blood knot climax. So, I'm thinking that maybe the surgeons is the same way in terms of consistency. I honestly don't think it's because the material is less strong or supple than it used to be. If anything, I think the reverse is true.
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