Super 8 Knot - are the bunny ears actually redundant?

Is the super 8 or double figure of 8 redundant if one eye fails? ABOK 1085 names it Double Figure of 8. We show how to tie the bunny ears then pull it to 4kn and 9kn to see if we can untie it. Some knots are impossible to untie, and some are very easy to untie after being pulled. This was pretty much in the middle. Then we pulled both ears and it broke in the knot at the same force we usually get with this rope at . We clipped one eye and it still broke in the knot at which is pretty much normal. The friction of the Beal Spelenium 10mm Static Rope doesn’t let it slip to failure. So we tested it tied in dyneema because that will slip and show us how it would fail if it could slip. If you clip one eye, it turns into a normal figure 8 but if you clip the other like we did in our final test, it slipped to failure. 👉 Learn and SHOP at 👉 Best EMAILS on Earth: 👉 SUPPORT US and get gear discounts 👉 10% off ROCKY TALKIE by clicking Super 8 0:17 How to Tie 1:20 How to tie over shoulder and use 3:10 UNtie test at 4kn 4:21 UNtie test at 9kn 6:09 TEST 1 - Both ears clipped 7:03 TEST 2 - 1 eye clipped 7:52 TEST 3 - Slip test 10:23 Cuddling ABOK