As in if you pull two ends of a rope the rope will pull taut, but I have difficulty understanding the mechanics of how the helical spiral doesn’t simply unwind, even at rest. I saw a how it’s made video on YouTube for rope, but I am still confused. Do note I am not asking about fraying of the ends of a rope, I am asking how the entire rope stays wound! Thanks!
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Because the individual strand is twisted in the opposite direction. This creates tension that causes it to want to untwist *into* the spiral. That, plus the ends being fused or bound in some way, keeps the rope together.
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