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dead_horse_flats
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This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point.
Disclaimers.
1. Opposed means opposed.
2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them.
3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally.
4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both.
5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions.
Prove it and I will mail you $40.
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sittingduck
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It takes more than 40$ to tell you how on this troll infested site 
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jae8908
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I almost want to double that amount to the person who proves you wrong. lol. Unfortunately I am now broke from the purchase of a crash pad.
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jt512
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dead_horse_flats wrote: Prove it and I will mail you $40.
Not much profit left over after having to break two biners.
Jay
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jt512
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dead_horse_flats wrote: 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. Prove it and I will mail you $40.
Why would the rope have to escape? Shouldn't failure also include both biners breaking, or one biner breaking and the rope escaping from the other?
Jay
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It has happened more often than you think, one cause is failure to tie in correctly.
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bolts break, doesnt matter what is on there. you fall and die! slings break, you fall and die. your retard sport head friend doesnt correctly load his Gri-Gri, you fall and die! not to mention all of the other random shit that happens for no good reason, no matter how safe you thing you are being. you fall, you die!
I WIN!!!
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JimTitt wrote: It has happened more often than you think, one cause is failure to tie in correctly.
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USnavy
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jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: Prove it and I will mail you $40. Not much profit left over after having to break two biners. Jay
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USnavy wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. Disclaimers. 1. Opposed means opposed. 2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them. 3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally. 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. 5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions. Prove it and I will mail you $40. Open your wallet because your bet is already lost. Here is how I do it: First I set up the anchor with a double strand of 2" webbing and any selection of two O&O biners. Next I thread the rope through the master point biners. I am going to pretend to be a super paranoid Majid and use 5/8" static rope to TR on. Next I anchor one end of the static line to the ground because being Majid I cant find any partners to give me a catch, so I am going to TR solo. Last but not least, I connect the climber end of the rope to my friend's F-450, drop the b**ch in 4x4 low and smoke all four tires on the cement. Biner failure. I win $40.  Other than that, its not going to happen, I think you will end up keeping your $40.
I an willing to bet the binner outlast the rope or webbing on this.
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dead_horse_flats
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Thanks to several responses for the lack of perception. Here is a clarification:
1. The theory is that the two non-locking biners at the power point provide a source of failure.
2. This discussion is "NOT" about:
a. failures of the belayer or leader.
b. equipment failure other than the two biners.
3. I will accept broken biners as part of the bet as long as you can demonstrate it in a realistic situation without using an F450.
(This post was edited by dead_horse_flats on Feb 1, 2012, 3:18 PM)
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dead_horse_flats
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jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. Prove it and I will mail you $40. Why would the rope have to escape? Shouldn't failure also include both biners breaking, or one biner breaking and the rope escaping from the other? Jay
I will accept broken biners. Prove that it can happen. No theories.
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jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: Prove it and I will mail you $40. Not much profit left over after having to break two biners. Jay
OK, $40 plus the cost of the biners.
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dead_horse_flats
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USnavy wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. ....ail you $40. Open your wallet because your bet is already lost. Here is how I do it: First I set up the anchor with a double strand of 2" webbing and any selection of two O&O biners. Next I thread the rope through the master point biners. I am going to pretend to be a super paranoid Majid and use 5/8" static rope to TR on. Next I anchor one end of the static line to the ground because being Majid I cant find any partners to give me a catch, so I am going to TR solo. Last but not least, I connect the climber end of the rope to my friend's F-450, drop the b**ch in 4x4 low and smoke all four tires on the cement. Biner failure. I win $40. Other than that, its not going to happen, I think you will end up keeping your $40.
Your mistake was using a ford. Irrefutable and copious statistical evidence has shown that chevys dont have that problem.
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jt512
Feb 1, 2012, 11:02 PM
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dead_horse_flats wrote: jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. Prove it and I will mail you $40. Why would the rope have to escape? Shouldn't failure also include both biners breaking, or one biner breaking and the rope escaping from the other? Jay I will accept broken biners. Prove that it can happen. No theories.
"Prove that it can happen" and "No theories" seem to contradict each other. Do you mean that the only proof you'll accept is the demonstration of an actual failure, say, by using a drop tower? And that an argument based on logic and physics, if someone could construct one, would not be acceptable as proof?
Jay
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Feb 2, 2012, 7:18 AM
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Use 2 of these biners and fall as normal.
Please just donate the $$$ to the access fund.
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dead_horse_flats
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jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: jt512 wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. Prove it and I will mail you $40. Why would the rope have to escape? Shouldn't failure also include both biners breaking, or one biner breaking and the rope escaping from the other? Jay I will accept broken biners. Prove that it can happen. No theories. "Prove that it can happen" and "No theories" seem to contradict each other. Do you mean that the only proof you'll accept is the demonstration of an actual failure, say, by using a drop tower? And that an argument based on logic and physics, if someone could construct one, would not be acceptable as proof? Jay
Yes. Exactly.
Being an engineer myself who has actually created and used many such simulators, I understand there is a difference between theory and actual application. The calculations you did in physics101 usually had an intro that contained " assume zero friction".
On the other hand I am talking about serviceable, non deformed biners. If you build an anchor with a compromised* set of biners then thats just simple darwinism.
*bent, grooved, etc.
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IS there a point to this? You're saying that setup is fine? People are saying otherwise? What's the motivation here?
dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. Disclaimers. 1. Opposed means opposed. 2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them. 3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally. 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. 5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions. Prove it and I will mail you $40. |
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mattm wrote: IS there a point to this? You're saying that setup is fine? People are saying otherwise? What's the motivation here?
Good question.
OK here's my last post on this and then I'm done and gone.
I believe that the failure as described of two non-locking biners has never occurred and will not occur. Since I do trust my life to this, if I am wrong, I would like someone to prove it. The proof to me is easily worth $40 plus cost.
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dead_horse_flats wrote: mattm wrote: IS there a point to this? You're saying that setup is fine? People are saying otherwise? What's the motivation here? Good question. OK here's my last post on this and then I'm done and gone. I believe that the failure as described of two non-locking biners has never occurred and will not occur. Since I do trust my life to this, if I am wrong, I would like someone to prove it. The proof to me is easily worth $40 plus cost.
By doing so, you seem to be taking a flamethrower to a strawman, since nobody has said such failure has occurred or will occur. A situation was identified in which everyday usage pushes certain wiregate biners outside of their normal working configuration, and the general consensus was that OK, it's probably a good idea to avoid using wiregates in that situation. Nobody's getting hysterical. Nobody's running around screaming that if you use them that way you're going to die. But, why tempt fate by using gear in a way it's explicitly not designed to be used?
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dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. Disclaimers. 1. Opposed means opposed. 2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them. 3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally. 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. 5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions. Prove it and I will mail you $40.
I just did it. Am I the first? Do I win? What proof do I need to submit in order to claim my $40?
Unfortunately, I need a second pair of hands to get video of the scenario, but I could easily give you still shots and a description.
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cracklover wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. Disclaimers. 1. Opposed means opposed. 2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them. 3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally. 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. 5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions. Prove it and I will mail you $40. I just did it. Am I the first? Do I win? What proof do I need to submit in order to claim my $40? Unfortunately, I need a second pair of hands to get video of the scenario, but I could easily give you still shots and a description. GO
I would be thrilled to see what ever evidence you can provide in photos or video. Can you post it here for others to see also?
This is fabulous if you actually did it. I thought for sure the whole deal was a no-go. However, let me remind you of the rules, especially 2 and 3, so you dont waste your time.
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dead_horse_flats wrote: cracklover wrote: dead_horse_flats wrote: This is a $40 offer to anyone who can demonstrate a scenario of the failure of a top rope anchor using two non-locking opposed biners at the power point. Disclaimers. 1. Opposed means opposed. 2. No manually holding the biners to force the rope thru them. 3. No wrapping the rope around the biners unless you can create a situation where this could happen un-intentionally. 4. Failure means the rope escaped from BOTH biners. Both means both. 5. No theories, microfractures, CE marks, or alien abductions. Prove it and I will mail you $40. I just did it. Am I the first? Do I win? What proof do I need to submit in order to claim my $40? Unfortunately, I need a second pair of hands to get video of the scenario, but I could easily give you still shots and a description. GO I would be thrilled to see what ever evidence you can provide in photos or video. Can you post it here for others to see also? This is fabulous if you actually did it. I thought for sure the whole deal was a no-go. However, let me remind you of the rules, especially 2 and 3, so you dont waste your time.
Okay, but we got a foot of snow last night, and it's going to keep dumping all day today, so it will be some time before all this melts and I can take real photos outdoors. Would you prefer to wait, or shall I simulate it as well as I can indoors?
At some point, I will try to recruit someone to shoot video, because actually watching the rope wiggling out from the first biner is much different than just seeing still pics of the progress. The escape from the second biner is more straightforward.
Just the same, I'm confident that between text and photos, you should understand it well enough to be able to recreate it yourself.
Anyway, please spell out your terms - what do you need from me? Real situation outdoors, or simulated indoors? Photos and instructions enough, or do you need video? Because if you need real video from outdoors, it could be a long time. (As I said, I'll try to do the video at some point even if you accept still shots now. Maybe my wife will agree to help if I split the $40 with her).
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Watch as someone with a pull rig applies 20+ kn and has the rope fail.
a failing rope would count as the rope escaping both biners by your testing parameters.
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