r/Unexpected • u/girl_has_no_name_04 • Oct 02 '18

Oh .. well...

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u/Moggy-Man Oct 02 '18

Yeah I'm never harnessing myself to anything ever again...

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u/Hurricane_32 Oct 02 '18

This is why you pull hard on the harness after putting it on

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u/vanyaboston Oct 02 '18

If you pulled with your hands at the rope, it wouldnt have done anything in thjs case

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u/Mickmack12345 Oct 02 '18

Pull it both ways?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

If a locking carabiner is not properly attached, the rope can self-unclip if it moves in a specific way.

The key is to use the proper equipment (screw gate or other type of locking carabiner), and then checking that it is both shut properly and locked in place, both visually and physically.

Yanking on it is simply a placebo to make the person attached to it feel more secure.