1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:05,400 wow I wanted to know every single test 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,279 that the climbing ropes have to go 3 00:00:07,279 --> 00:00:10,120 through so I visited a rope Factory and 4 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:12,080 this is what I learned First 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,040 Construction test this test measures the 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,400 repetition in the pattern and has a 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,560 correlation with how soft the Rope is 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,680 next notability we have this uh Harry 9 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,560 Potter one Harry Potter one which also 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,359 indicates how soft the Rope is and is 11 00:00:29,359 --> 00:00:31,359 expressed in the ratio between the Rope 12 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:34,160 diameter and Magic want penetration 13 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:37,120 after that a very particular way to 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,160 measure Rob's diameter weight and shift 15 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:43,079 slippage where the Rope is being 16 00:00:43,079 --> 00:00:45,680 squeezed through a special machine which 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,320 shows this balances between the core and 18 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,079 the sheath of the Rope the sheath has a 19 00:00:50,079 --> 00:00:52,879 move but the real fun is in a torture 20 00:00:52,879 --> 00:00:55,440 Tower where the dynamic properties of 21 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,120 the ropes are tested and I was surprised 22 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,519 to see that there are ropes with High 23 00:01:00,519 --> 00:01:04,239 static elongation but low Dynamic so I 24 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:06,680 went on some deep journey to figure out 25 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,040 which robe has the best Dynamic 26 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,400 properties on paper so if you want to 27 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,240 learn more about elongation impact Force 28 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,720 UIA fall ratings and more I have 29 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,040 explained all of that in great details 30 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,720 in my full video so if I stand here and 31 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,560 the laser misses the marker it shines 32 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,040 straight to my eyes yeah and then you 33 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,079 get to stay home from work