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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Along with what others have mentioned, unless you directly instruct people not to, most will wrap a coil of rope around their forearm to get a better purchase on it. Under those circumstances, even if the rope doesn’t snap, but there’s a sudden shift in the line, that’s when you can lose a hand or an arm.
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