Tie your shoelaces in two seconds with this new hack

The trick can halve the amount of time it takes to tie your shoelaces

A girl masters tying her shoelaces (Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)

A new hack has been developed which is thought to be the fastest shoelace tying method in the world, at only two seconds.

The new lace knot, known as both the 'Magic Fingers' method and the 'Ian Knot', is thought to have been created by Ian Fieggen (aka Professor Shoelace), who runs life hack website Ian's Shoelace Site.

The trick can halve the amount of time it normally takes a person to tie their shoelaces.

The knot will also stay tighter for longer, according to those who have mastered the method.

Here's how ‘Professor Shoelace’ himself explains how to tie the 'world's fastest shoelace knot'.

Step 1: Tie a left-over-right 'starting knot'. Then, the right lace is held between the right thumb and forefinger while the left lace is held around the left thumb and forefinger, using the other fingers of the left hand to hold the lace taut.

Step 2: This move creates two loops, one with the loose end behind, the other with the loose end in front.

Use the middle finger of the right hand to push the loose end of the right lace behind, while the left hand simply rotates forwards to swing its loop across to the right.

How to tie your shoelaces in two seconds (PerionPress)

Step 3: This next move crosses the two loops over each other.

Use the left thumb to push its loose end over to the right, while the right middle finger continues to push its loose end all the way between the left thumb and forefinger to end up the left loop.

Step 4: This tricky move requires each hand to use the two fingers inside its loop to grab the loose end of the hand's loop.

Use the left thumb and forefinger to grab the loose right end, then the right thumb and middle finger can grab the loose left end.

Step 5: This move sees each hand releasing its own loop and pulling the loose end of the opposite loop through its own.

Take care to pull the ends all the way through, as this will form a “knot” instead of a “bow”.

Step 6: This final step simply completes the knot by pulling the loops tight.

Ian says he can now tie his shoelaces in about a third of the time of a conventional knot, according to MailOnline.