When the person in a cartoon steps inside a loop of a rope on the ground and onto a trap, and the rope grabs the ankle so quickly and lift up high to raise the person upside-down and hanging? How does this work in real life?

Question

When the person in a cartoon steps inside a loop of a rope on the ground and onto a trap, and the rope grabs the ankle so quickly and lift up high to raise the person upside-down and hanging? How does this work in real life?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Everyone here has explained it really well, but it still might be easier to watch a video. This guy demonstrates exactly what you’re asking in the first minute and a half.