Mesmerising video showing TWELVE different ways to tie your shoelaces takes the internet by storm (but do YOU have the patience to try them at home?)

  • Forget 'criss-cross' and 'bunny ears' and try these lace tying techniques instead
  • The viral video shows 12 inventive ways of tying shoe laces watched 11.7M times
  •  Many viewers said they the methods were too time-consuming and complicated

By Claire Toureille For Mailonline

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You might think you know the best way to tie your shoelaces, but this mind-blowing viral video will likely put that to the test. 

The clip, originally shared on Weibo and viewed almost 12million times on Twitter, shows 12 inventive ways you can criss-cross your laces, including braids and tying them into a four leaf clover.  

Twitter users said they had their 'mind blown' after watching - but others claimed they were simply too time consuming to try at home.   

Luck of the Irish! This cute knot would have been perfect for St Patrick's Day celebrations
Want to make your shoes the center of attention? You could try this little technique
Feeling merry? This sneaker knot gives major Christmas vibes

Luck of the Irish! This cute knot  (left) would have been perfect for St Patrick's Day celebrations. While two others offer up a creative take on bows (centre and right) 

Twitter user Bob Kitt shared the clip with the caption: 'I've been doing it wrong all my life.' And was quickly inundated with responses. 

'I'm so mind-blown,' one wrote. 'It looks so pretty and stylish, I took notes.'  'I need a manual,' wrote another.

Several users asked for a slowed-down version of the video so they could properly try to recreate the methods. 

Some users joked by sharing picture of their tangled laces and pretending they had tried on the techniques. 

Somewhere over the rainbow, leprechauns are working hard on that colourful knot
Another tied-dyed but this time with an intricate criss-cross
Green with envy. The 'bunny ears' bow might look simple until you try making your own version

Would you try any of those techniques? The video is only two minutes long, but viewers suspected you might need a lot of time on your hands to get the hang of these

A dash of Silver. This traditional looking knot could take you several minutes to master
Are those laces or a puzzle? Viewers said some of the methods might be too complicated to learn
Why do things simply when you can do complicated? The video shows 12 ways of tying laces

Forget the simple criss-cross! Neat straight lines (left), complicated layers (centre) and a  star shape (right) are all featured. But some viewers said they wouldn't have the time to try them

Pretty in Pink. These laces look so smart without a knot
For this technique, the creator of the video used a tie-dye lace
How can you 'knot' like this? Is the time spent on these worth it?

How can you 'knot' like this? Rainbow coloured laces are given an extra twist in the video

'That went well,' one wrote along with a picture of old yellow laces. 

However others noted the techniques would be too time consuming, with many referring to the 'Ain't nobody got time for that' meme. 

'I don't have time for this,' one wrote.  'Who's got the time?,' asked several others in the thread. 

'Needed this tutorial maybe ten years ago. Now I'm too lazy to do it,' one wrote.

 

 

Some users said the video was satisfying to watch and were mesmerised by the 12 methods

Some users said the video was satisfying to watch and were mesmerised by the 12 methods 

'I've found that normal works best,' observed another. 

'Saw this but seems like hard work remembering all the combinations,' complained another Twitter user. 

'Yes, reckon you'd waste a lot of time on those combinations,' replied another.  

Another user jokingly pointed out another issues: 'Who owns that much shoe lace?'

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

What a prank! This user joked and shared picture of tangled laces pretending she had tried to replicate the techniques

What a prank! This user joked and shared picture of tangled laces pretending she had tried to replicate the techniques

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