"But how can it be the shortest path, when it just added this extra loop south?"

Two-day 75-miles each day plus 25-mile extra loop (scenic Century)

One variation on the normal anatomy of the colon occurs when extra loops form, resulting in a longer than normal organ.

If extra loops are used to form the eye it tends to ease untying.

She runs home, sometimes sneaking in an extra six-mile loop.

Now I get up 10 minutes earlier, run from 6 to 6:30 through Central Park from home to the hospital and take an extra loop.

Third-party vendors also offer extra loops for use in GarageBand.

He took two extra loops at the waist, to use as a handle.

In fact, if one adds an extra loop before the final knot, one can make it a reverse full Windsor.

By the time they finished all the extra loops and knots just in case, the salvage operator began to resemble a bright orange mummy.