[SML] Rope Safety

[Phil Haney]

Yep. A company I used to work for wanted to play tug-of-war at the company
picnic. So I went to a marine supply company and bought 50 feet of 2"
hemp...

-Phil

"Quini, quidi, quici" - I came, I saw, I played a little quidditch.



On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM, e-mail frank.wood95 via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Very sound advice. Nylon rope is immensely elastic, elongating by
> about 25% before fracture. It is also somewhat slippery on its
> surface, making it difficult to get a good grip. This is probably why
> some foolish competitors take a turn round their hands. It certainly
> needs special knots.
>
> 25% elongation also means that there is an awful lot of energy stored.
> This can have disastrous consequences when sudenly released.
>
> Old-fashioned hemp of about 2" diameter is best. I think that there
> are some synthetic ropes that have the right properties, but I don't
> know which ones.
>
> On 31 January 2015 at 19:12, Steven Santos via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> > Or just don't use a nylon rope...
> > ---
> > Steven Santos
> > Director
> > Simply Circus, Inc.
> > 86 Los Angeles Street
> > Newton, MA 02458
> >
> > P: 617-527-0667
> > F: 617-934-1870
> > E: Steven at SimplyCircus.com
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 12:27 AM, Ray Gibson via Stagecraft
> > <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >> I'm never playing tug of war again... Or, I'm at least going to stand
> behind
> >> as many people as possible. And wear body armor.
> >>
> >> Ray
> >>
> >> On Jan 30, 2015 9:44 AM, "Glenn Hoit via Stagecraft"
> >> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> That was a fun, and interesting read.....thanks.
> >>>
> >>> ..glenn
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf
> Of
> >>> Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft
> >>> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 7:58 AM
> >>> To: Stagecraft
> >>> Subject: [SML] Rope Safety
> >>>
> >>> Always do the math on the loads on your rope, folks...
> >>>
> >>> http://priceonomics.com/a-history-of-tug-of-war-fatalities/
> >>>
> >>> Steve L.
> >>> --
> >>> Stephen Litterst            Technical Operations Supervisor
> >>> litterst at udel.edu           Mitchell Hall
> >>> 302/831-0601                University of Delaware
> >>>
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