# Re: Twisting a Rope (#137)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-twisting-a-rope-137/113918>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 6, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-twisting-a-rope-137/113918 "2007-09-06T05:47:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![jameskelly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@jameskelly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameskelly)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-twisting-a-rope-137/113918/1 "2007-09-06T05:47:50Z")

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Sorry, forgot to mention:

While append modifies the rope in place, normalize returns a new rope.