Why are continuous loops just buried in the hole it comes out of? Doesn't it loosen eventually?

[rty1138]

Noob here. I made some continuous loops and I checked them after a day and the section where the two meet opened up. I'm pretty sure I buried them enough.

As I was making them I noticed with some slack it had the potential the open up. Is this correct: The hole where one end comes out of is the same hold you bury it in?

[Ofemur]

There are not buried in the same hole. Each end is passed through the cord to lock the loop (locked brummel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcoKeXAwBZY

[rty1138]

"come out at the hole where this tail is coming through"

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[Intimidator]

There are multiple threads regarding the nature of this topic. Do a quick search and you'll find pages of splicey goodness

[TominMN]

There are not buried in the same hole. Each end is passed through the cord to lock the loop (locked brummel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcoKeXAwBZY

Those pass-throughs do not constitute a locked brummel. Several threads on this. If you pull on the loop before doing the buries, it will come apart. No "lock." This is not like a spliced eye where there actually is a locked brummel.

The pass-throughs accomplish nothing. ALL of the strength is in the buries. A stitch or two where the two buries start (right next to each other) will stop the buries from creeping out as loads change.