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biner breaks on Forever Young 13-Dec-2011 At 11:51:28 AM Climboholic

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On 12/12/2011 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 12/12/2011 Climboholic wrote:
>>What I'm saying is that it probably isn't as simple as people are making
>>out. There was possibly a pre-existing crack in the biner.
>
>I reckon its exactly as simple as people are making out. I also reckon
>you're either a pretty good troll, or the sort of engineer I have nightmares
>about (great in a classroom but doesn't have the practical knowledge to
>even fix their own pushie). I hope I never end up driving over one of your
>bridges!

He said there was no take in the rope when it broke. This SHOULD NOT HAPPEN no matter which way the biner is loaded!

I agree that it probably failed in torsion as people are suggesting but I wouldn't bet my life on it. I'd get someone to look at the fracture surface if they were my biners, to make sure nothing else is going on.

Btw, I fix my own car, motorbike and pushie... and I work on aircraft not bridges.