Actual tests
Hi again,
I so admire your work. It seems like now would be the time to put your configurations to some formal testing; might I see if I can arrange some? The idea is that we can get some accurate numbers, but also that we can address some other variables.
For instance, the short bury is for two legs, evenly loaded. But people learned the hard way (i.e. injuries and fatalities) to bury the core in double-braid splices, because the load sometimes comes on one leg, in the real world. Also, shock loads and cyclic loads might make a big difference. The one thing we don't want is to trumpet some Fabulous New Idea, only to have it fall apart when it matters.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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