How Does a Tug-of-War Accident Sever Somebody’s Arms?

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How Does a Tug-of-War Accident Sever Somebody’s Arms?

I recently learned that the game of tug-of-war can sever arms when the rope snaps. How is this possible? What does that look like? What physical mechanism makes this possible? Wouldn’t everybody just fall backwards?

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Answer 1

Got a problem with the statement of the problem. Having worked with ropes a lot in my younger days…I think DarkAlman meant to state that they should have been using a higher rated rope without elasticity. The elasticity provides the energy for damage.