The bowline: a loop that never slips under load and unties in seconds.

One rope. One hand. One knot. The bowline. A loop that cannot tighten around you. Hang on a slip knot and it crushes you. Around your own chest, while you hold on. First a hole. The rabbit climbs out. It circles the tree, then dives back down. Your weight locks it. Slack sets it free. It only fails when nothing pulls on it. Hole. Out. Around. Down. Tight. It carries a body. Then unties in seconds.
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Sources:
Animated Knots by Grog, Bowline Knot — https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline-knot
Animated Knots by Grog, One-Handed Bowline — https://www.animatedknots.com/one-handed-bowline-knot
Seattle Fire Department, Basic Ropes & Knots (Ch. 6) — https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/fireJobs/BSM_2009_Chapter6-BasicRopesKnots.pdf
Knots3D, Bowline (rabbit mnemonic) — https://knots3d.com/en/bowline-knot
ITS Tactical, Save Your Life With a One-Handed Bowline — https://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/save-your-life-with-a-one-handed-bowline/