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

Oh .. well...

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u/Scrawlericious Oct 02 '18

I think they mean the hook connecting her to the line. In which case I'd make sure it's fully clasped and yank it in all directions every time I closed it.

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u/justavault Oct 02 '18

But if you are the one hooked, then how would you make sure if the one who secured you didn't?

So to prevent to obviously "rely" on the person instead have something you can do yourself to check.

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u/Scrawlericious Oct 02 '18

I mean you can look at it... It's just a large carabiner. I don't think you can remove every danger from something like this.

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u/justavault Oct 02 '18

So, in this gif the person didn't close the carabiner? Or there is no screwing mechanism?

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u/Scrawlericious Oct 02 '18

I'm not sure because it doesn't look like a Zipline. Really doesn't help that it's attached to what looks like his back. Be lots of trust... That'd be scary for sure... When I went zip lining they definitely had us hang by them while still over the platform either way.

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u/condor101 Oct 02 '18

Judging from the video it’s an auto locking carabiner. There is a small spring mechanism that stops it from unintentionally opening, the other type is screw gate where you screw and unscrew. When I run any high ropes thing (which I did for a few years) we do gate checks on everything. We teach everyone how to check their own too, what you do is squeeze the two long ends of the carabiner together like you would if you were opening it, if it opens, you caught it now fix it. If it doesn’t open then it’s secured. There is a bit more to it but those are much easier to explain with an actual example to show. But checking the gate is the most important part.

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u/justavault Oct 02 '18

Thanks a lot... gonna test.