Sunday, June 15, 2014

Cliff Bears of Tajikistan


You just parachuted into Tajikistan after hearing of a reported sighting of the elusive cliff bear. You need to rappel down a cliff using your paracord.  It has a 5 mm diameter and you weigh 180 lbs (82 kg). How many strands of paracord should you use to safely get down the cliff?

Hint: use this website for the Safe Load, the equation, and the example calculation.

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