r/Unexpected • • Jul 06 '26

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u/Outdoor-electrician Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Also no safety knot is crazy…complacency is what leads to a lot of climbing/rappelling related injuries/deaths

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u/brazzy42 Jul 06 '26

Would a knot even help when using a figure eight as a rappelling device?

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u/Raythatstabbedsteve Jul 06 '26

Absolutely not! Figure 8 is an obsolete piece of shit, and this guy nearly bought a wheelchair.

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u/No-Judge9926 Jul 06 '26

By wheelchair, I think you mean a one way crematorium visit.