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What about how a prussik chokes the the outer/mantle of a line vs, cam denting...
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Actually, if you load a prusik sufficiently, it will force the host rope to bend between the forward coils and the back coils of the hitch.
Unlike a toothed cam which literally grabs the sheath, a prusik will clamp down on the rope like a vise and distribute the load to the core as well as the sheath.
Though if it clamps onto a rapidly moving rope, a prusik will dissipate much of the force as friction between the prusik cord and the rope sheath - typically causing melting of both which increases friction until the hitch can stop the movement.
- Robert
What about how a prussik chokes the the outer/mantle of a line vs, cam denting...
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Actually, if you load a prusik sufficiently, it will force the host rope to bend between the forward coils and the back coils of the hitch.
Unlike a toothed cam which literally grabs the sheath, a prusik will clamp down on the rope like a vise and distribute the load to the core as well as the sheath.
Though if it clamps onto a rapidly moving rope, a prusik will dissipate much of the force as friction between the prusik cord and the rope sheath - typically causing melting of both which increases friction until the hitch can stop the movement.
- Robert
