<div dir="ltr">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...<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">-Phil<br><br>"Quini, quidi, quici" - I came, I saw, I played a little quidditch. <br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM, e-mail frank.wood95 via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Very sound advice. Nylon rope is immensely elastic, elongating by<br>
about 25% before fracture. It is also somewhat slippery on its<br>
surface, making it difficult to get a good grip. This is probably why<br>
some foolish competitors take a turn round their hands. It certainly<br>
needs special knots.<br>
<br>
25% elongation also means that there is an awful lot of energy stored.<br>
This can have disastrous consequences when sudenly released.<br>
<br>
Old-fashioned hemp of about 2" diameter is best. I think that there<br>
are some synthetic ropes that have the right properties, but I don't<br>
know which ones.<br>
<br>
On 31 January 2015 at 19:12, Steven Santos via Stagecraft<br>
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> Or just don't use a nylon rope...<br>
> ---<br>
> Steven Santos<br>
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> On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 12:27 AM, Ray Gibson via Stagecraft<br>
> <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I'm never playing tug of war again... Or, I'm at least going to stand behind<br>
>> as many people as possible. And wear body armor.<br>
>><br>
>> Ray<br>
>><br>
>> On Jan 30, 2015 9:44 AM, "Glenn Hoit via Stagecraft"<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> That was a fun, and interesting read.....thanks.<br>
>>><br>
>>> ..glenn<br>
>>><br>
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>>> Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft<br>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 7:58 AM<br>
>>> To: Stagecraft<br>
>>> Subject: [SML] Rope Safety<br>
>>><br>
>>> Always do the math on the loads on your rope, folks...<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://priceonomics.com/a-history-of-tug-of-war-fatalities/" target="_blank">http://priceonomics.com/a-history-of-tug-of-war-fatalities/</a><br>
>>><br>
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