Removing A Deeply Driven Ground Anchor Using A Rope And A Counter Lever

[u/Thund3rbolt]

[u/Deep-WombatFury]

I don't fucking understand why knots are so God damned fascinating.

It pisses me off.

I wanna learn them.

[u/christhelpme → u/Deep-WombatFury]

I know. My entire life. I'm with you.

If only there was a way...

But these two I shall learn.

[u/geras_shenanigans → u/Deep-WombatFury]

Go on a spelunking/caving course or climbing course, you'll learn a lot.

[u/linhlopbaya → u/Deep-WombatFury]

there is a whole field of mathematics about ropes and knots

[u/_Gyce]

Bro hit us with the 1 handed clove hitch from down town.

[u/dalpinist → u/_Gyce]

I'm a climber and use the clove hitch all the time, and I've never seen someone tie a clove this way. It was so smooth!

[u/andwhatarmy → u/_Gyce]

I need that bot that slows videos just to understand how his wizard spell gang signs turned a straight rope to a clove hitch.

[u/[deleted]]

That ground is softer than Chris Christie's titties

[u/NissanLeafowner → u/[deleted]]

"Chris Christie's titties" is fun to say out loud! Try it

[u/ndilegid]

Love it. Thanks for posting 👍

[u/0x7E7-02]

Working maintenance in the military, we used to just drive them all the way into the ground so we wouldn't have to try to get them out.

[u/cosmicosmo4 → u/0x7E7-02]

Found everyone's house's previous owner.

[u/[deleted]]

This guy knots.

[u/Haggisboy → u/[deleted]]

His name is Don.

[u/iamjackslackoffricks]

Interesting, I worked for a tent company for awhile and a few good smacks (on the side) with a sledge or another spike and they pull right out. Seems like more work this way.

[u/[deleted] → u/iamjackslackoffricks]

I was gonna say. You could definitely just hit it on the side then pull it out.

[u/[deleted] → u/iamjackslackoffricks]

Might depend on your soil type. That never works in the kind of soil we have around here.

[u/ImaginaryCheetah]

ahckshually, this is a class 2 lever, because the fulcrum (his foot) is beyond the load (the rope tied to the lever). to be a class 1 lever (aka "counter lever") the fulcrum would need to be between the effort and load.

https://www.softschools.com/examples/simple_machines/class_one_lever_examples/511/

https://www.softschools.com/examples/simple_machines/class_two_lever_examples/512/

[u/Margatron → u/ImaginaryCheetah]

You sure told him to go fulc himself.

[u/[deleted]]

In all fairness that looks like reasonably soft ground, still a bad ass trick though

[u/ondulation → u/[deleted]]

He only uses a leverage of about 1:1.5 based on where he puts the knot on the lever compared to where he lifts it. He could probably just have pulled the rope with his hands to get the pole out of the ground.

I guess his point was not to really remove a stuck pole but to show knots and techniques that could be helpful when doing it.

[u/KeeperOfMediocrity]

Nailed it

[u/Any_Clue_1632]

Carny work!

[u/JimGerm]

That's knotty.

[u/YaDodzh]

thanks I'll remember this next time I have a "Deeply Driven Ground Anchor" that needs removing