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Yup, there's standards for this especially for the European rating, it's basically a pretty long factor 2 fall (rope stretched above and falls 2 rope lengths, aka worst case scenario) with the expected size of a climber, done repeatedly until the rope breaks. The rope then has a number of falls...

Drop tests are performed to ensure that climbing gear can withstand shock loading and not kill you, pull tests determine the breaking strength, which is used in the working load calculation. Isn't that what you meant?

Absolutely, force=mass x acceleration =mass x velocity ^2. Double the velocity you quadruple the force, the same force is needed to break stuff as the slow pull but it's possible with far less weight. Depending on the material and how big the shock load is the force could not have enough time...

The wraptor was developed by a member here, and i buy stuff that members developed. I just can't afford one :lol:

I like using a chain stitch lashing for that kinda stuff, or a packers knot. Do a figure 8 with the bitter end around the line, cinch tight, then throw a half hitch over the bitter end tail to lock it in place, super quick and easy. You can also use a buntline hitch for the same effect, even...

Great movie

The video is gone but iron work is a different game, that high you have a very high likelihood of getting smashed or snagged in the rigging/beam from a swinging load as much as falling. Current standards allow 25' with no tie off for connectors (guys bolting pieces together), so they deck every...

When engineers go homeless :lol:

Depends on what you are trying to do, it works really well for what it does, which is basically being the Swiss army knife of knots and almost impossible to jam. They teach all fitter apprentices it because it can be used for tons of different tasks throughout the day ranging from tying small...

The only knot for 75 percent of fitters :lol:

So i guess in a survival situation you only need a chunk of steel to live, good to know!

Something tells me he's done that before

Lol if only you saw the misery I've endured to have that knowledge! Let's just say when they have a leak it will build a blob of fat where it drips to, and yeah you might wanna wear clothes and boots that you were gonna pitch anyways, and fresh ones so you can strip it off before you even get...

They make everything from fuel to amines with animal fats.

Then let's go after some criminals!!!!!!! frig yeah

You're invincible when you're tied off, everyone knows that! :lol:

Fleet angle and proper spooling practices.

Yeah i can't buy any justification of less ppe and clothes is better for doing dangerous work.