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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
Er, are we assuming he is cutting part of the rope off? Because if he climbs halfway up the rope and then simple is able to pull the whole thing down he could steal all of it. If it's to whatever he can reach, he can steal half of the rope + the length of his arm | ||
Iranon
United States983 Posts
Almost all of both of them, depending on how they're attached to the ceiling. Tie the ends together on the ground, climb up to the ceiling. Hold on to one, cut the other one a foot or so from the ceiling but don't let it drop. You're now hanging onto the top of a double-length rope, next to a small rope. Tie the small rope into a loop, and feed the long rope through it until it's halfway through. Now grab onto both halves of the long rope on either side of the loop, and cut where it was originally attached to the ceiling. Slide down the (now folded in half) long rope, and pull the whole mess down after you. If you assume there's some sort of beam or hook up on the ceiling already, you can do without making your own and get both ropes in their entirety. No falls are necessary at all. | ||
DCLXVI
United States729 Posts
since they are close together he can steal all of the longer one and half of the shorter edit: I like iranons answer better | ||
Tschis
Brazil1511 Posts
both ropes. If he climbs to the top of the ceiling, he can then grab on wherever the ropes are being hang, and then untie them from the ceiling and tie them to each other, now you have a big rope. Now you just make a big U (inverted) and climb down from the ceiling using both sides of the U, and when he's at the ground he can just pull one of the sides and it will scroll over the ceiling and he'll have the full length of both ropes. //tx | ||
Bibbit
Canada5377 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:38 Tschis wrote: + Show Spoiler + both ropes. If he climbs to the top of the ceiling, he can then grab on wherever the ropes are being hang, and then untie them from the ceiling and tie them to each other, now you have a big rope. Now you just make a big U (inverted) and climb down from the ceiling using both sides of the U, and when he's at the ground he can just pull one of the sides and it will scroll over the ceiling and he'll have the full length of both ropes. //tx + Show Spoiler + The problem is the that someone who steals pieces of rope as their full time job isn't smart enough to come up with something like that. I think they are more likely to climb 3/4 the way up one rope, try to scratch their arm and their leg at the same time, then fall to their death with no rope. | ||
wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:43 Bibbit wrote: + Show Spoiler + The problem is the that someone who steals pieces of rope as their full time job isn't smart enough to come up with something like that. I think they are more likely to climb 3/4 the way up one rope, try to scratch their arm and their leg at the same time, then fall to their death with no rope. LOL | ||
Chrispy
Canada5878 Posts
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:54 Chrispy wrote: Man you guys are greatly underestimating how hard it is to climb a rope. I would imagine a rope thief would be quite adept at it. As it is his livelihood. | ||
MutaDoom
Canada1163 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:54 Chrispy wrote: Man you guys are greatly underestimating how hard it is to climb a rope. Nah, it's definitely doable, as long as it's a somewhat thick rope. Climbing the rope swing at a local swimming pool to the rafters = b&, good thing they forgot who I was after about 2 months. | ||
EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:21 DoctorHelvetica wrote: + Show Spoiler + Er, are we assuming he is cutting part of the rope off? Because if he climbs halfway up the rope and then simple is able to pull the whole thing down he could steal all of it. If it's to whatever he can reach, he can steal half of the rope + the length of his arm + Show Spoiler + | ||
Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
On April 14 2011 02:54 Chrispy wrote: Man you guys are greatly underestimating how hard it is to climb a rope. + Show Spoiler + | ||
Najda
United States3765 Posts
How is he holding onto the rope while tieing the knot at the top of the rope? | ||
Inschato
Canada1349 Posts
On April 14 2011 03:39 Najda wrote: + Show Spoiler + How is he holding onto the rope while tieing the knot at the top of the rope? + Show Spoiler + Well I imagine if he squeezes his legs together hard enough.. :p | ||
ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
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Noe
Sweden80 Posts
Couldn't he be climbing all the way up on one of the ropes, cut the other rope off at the top. Then continue by climbing half way down on his current rope and slicing that off, falling to the ground. Leaving him with 3/4 of the amount of rope. :o | ||
Jugan
United States1566 Posts
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Tschis
Brazil1511 Posts
On April 14 2011 04:19 Jugan wrote: Does he have to survive the fall in order to "steal" the rope? If he doesn't it's more like rope cutting instead of thiefing xDD //tx | ||
BlackJack
United States10012 Posts
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