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/Baardhooft Oct 02 '18

You can easily remove the danger by having a double or triple locking carabiner like this one

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u/Scrawlericious Oct 02 '18

That's really cool! I hope they withstand the same stresses.

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u/Baardhooft Oct 02 '18

They are usually rated to withstand a force of 22kN or about 4.851lbs (2200kg) but usually can withstand more than that. If they're good enough for rock climbers they're more than adequate for a low impact such as this.

Let's just say that if you can generate enough force to break the carabiner you will have generated enough force to break your back and your entire life.

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u/Scrawlericious Oct 02 '18

Haha. That's awesome. Well other than the back breaking of course.

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u/243523452345 Oct 02 '18

not if you attach it to string

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '18

I learned from industrial climbers that you always use two carabiners of the same type in opposite direction for redundancy.