You aren't supposed to tie a knot in this

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Shout out to Valor Rescue for sponsoring these tests and thank you Ryan for always making awesome content! 👏👏👏 Definitely NOT Boring!!! 👍👍

[@johngo6283]

I really like the triple split screen that you show at about 2:00. Saves a bit of time when you're showing pretty much the same test with three different versions. Nice editing!

[@kenmercer2721]

I agree - nice editing. Not that your's was bad but I think you are now employing someone and he has the time for bells and whistles, like kN labels at appropriate times. Give that guy a pat on the back!

[@poorlaugheh]

Would be cool to also see sublabels indicating rated strength

[@christopheringlis6277]

Format and data were awesome! Love it!

[@anoldfone]

I'd love to see these failures with the @theslowmoguys gear; which leg *actually* breaks first?

[@ichanmich]

@@anoldfone colab with theslowmoguys where they shoot the slings under tension with increasingly ridiculous projectiles!

[@iQKyyR3K]

Absolutely love the idea of interest holders paying you for the material to test this. If I'd be regularly using this stuff trusting my life with it, or lifting loads, or just about anything, I'd really want some realistic tests to know I'm not doing anything stupid

[@Minemac2]

I likes the data richness of this video. Did a good job with the split screen stuff showing the tests I thought. Also helped to have the whiteboard shots showing the different test as you went. Helps us keep track of whats happening

[@matthieunuez1043]

format is grate, I like the arrows you used to point at what you were talking about on the graphs

[@Rancourt762]

I used to work in a rope factory. All of the aramid we used duct tape on the ends because you cannot melt it to fuse the ends like nylon. It’s a fairly common practice in the industry. The fancier ones we would put a piece of heat shrink over after it was cut to make it look nicer

[@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet]

I watched all 20 minutes, and had fun. I have no idea why. So, I would say 10/10 data and format for the video.

[@Sam-yr3bq]

the most interesting part of this video for me was the bfk anchor tests; I've always heard people say they were redundant with a failed leg but never really 'felt' it, especially if one of the legs was failing in or near the knot. so seeing those tests where one leg failed and the other held to at least 70ish percent of that same strength was really helpful for me. I'm especially impressed with the mamba slings. great video!

[@stibbits7087]

Except that a lot of the BFKs failed in the master point, meaning no redundancy.

[@Sam-yr3bq]

that's true, I'd still rather have the potential for redundancy though. I'd also guess the entire setup is more resistant to a failure of a single strand when it's not being pulled to the ultimate strength of the material...

[@sage5296]

Even in the ones where it failed in the master point, the failure load was significantly higher than the ones where the legs failed individually. The knot is also more designed to provide redundancy for things other than the rope, ie a bad anchor, so the rope not providing redundancy on itself at 30-60kN! isn't a huge deal

[@PortRhouse]

Would LOVE to see Destin from Smarter Every Day come on this channel with his phantom cameras to really see how different slings, ropes, and types of fibers fail under different circumstances. That would be an awesome collaboration.

[@MikeHalprin-ValorRescue]

Thanks so much for all your work on this Ryan and Team!!! Lets do it again.......... Only different........

[@NPC-fl3gq]

I'm guessing he's gonna break more stuff in future... that's my guess 😂

[@scotttod6954]

Not boring at all. Could not stop watching and burnt my dinner.

[@charlieg4113]

Loved the science. Definitely not boring. Ryan Jenks is my hero.

[@ayaderg]

don't worry, I'll never get tired of hearing "wow, it broke in the knot" and "wow, it broke in the hitch"

[@kevinl4271]

This video was great! I love getting the data from your videos. I’m on a fire department technical rescue team and it’s definitely nice to have an idea how things will perform when you’re in a situation where you may not be able to follow the manufacturers recommendations.

[@CptBudLightbeer]

I love the way you go through all the tests and results. The split screens where awesome and took time off the boring part. All while still showing everything and all the interesting tests even in detail ❤

[@jamessarrett4169]

showing all the same setup runs simultaneously was super fun!

[@alexdoyle5790]

Great format. Showing 3 equilicent tests at once was a nice efficient use of screen time, if we really wanted to see all three we can always rewind and rewatch.

[@dannyCOTW]

hey guys i really appreciate these videos, im so impressed with all the testing you do and with the store setup you have. you have helped my gear fear so much over the years. and the editing is top notch.

[@zsmelton123]

Can’t even watch this in the office bathroom because captions aren’t processed yet 😢

[@SaltyFella111]

Be a man watch it with sound xD

[@JustAGlitchFL]

And that's why I have headphones in my pocket at work (I do IT)

[@Higgins017]

Really happy to see these tests. I was wondering about the mamba slings after seeing the warning so I'm glad to see it in a video. I think you did a good job breaking down the data without it getting boring.

[@jamespooler8809]

The presentation and layout for the data was spot on. Keep up the excellent work.

[@alexstarr1589]

Good stuff. I thought the amount of data was great with how you presented it in the graphs. Good work!

[@OtterTrack]

This video had information presented in an easy to follow/enjoyable format that held my attention the whole way through. Thank you for your work on gear fear

[@Havreflan]

well edited, quick and compressed, lots of data, quick explanations and conclusions. Nice.

[@shaggywilliams5797]

Stoked you guys tested the mamba’s. Thanks brother and thanks valor

[@jadronx]

Format was fantastic, data was facinating. I loved the comperisons and the split screen samples were a great idea.

[@paulcorrigan7999]

I'm not the first one to say this, but gee this video was super captivating and quick to the points. Great job guys👍

[@matthewgough9533]

The Italian 1970s split screen style is too good.

[@ChrisSmith-lk2vq]

Agree!!

[@kubelkowy]

This is not boring at all! I'm using the dynema slings myself and I was super stoked to see all the tests. Thank you! 🎉

[@bobibiboo]

Small math error at the bottom of the screen at 12:41. It shows 2 / 0.5. Which equals 4. Maybe use fractions in the future? Personnaly, I found it reduces the risk of those typos (2 * 1/2). Keep up the good work this channel is so nice.

[@tyroncalta]

We really appreciate you Valor Rescue!

[@batbi4395]

Thank you mate, you don't imagine how helpfull this test is for me. We use the adjustable "knot" on our daily basis and were always wondering the strength we were loosing.

[@FelipeAdventures]

Amazing video! I still haven't seen a boring video that you have made!

[@Zogg1281]

I LOVE watching you break stuff..... I mean do science! 😅 I'm not sure if or when this video is going to help me, but it's fascinating to see how and when different bits of kit are likely to fail. The best bit is when kit does something that isn't expected, like those mamba slings being stronger in a configuration that they aren't meant to be used in! 😅 Thanks for all the time you put into this, as well as a HUGE thank you to the company who paid for the slings!! 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@yomismo8]

Wow! Great video!! Thanks for presenting so much information so clearly!!

[@ashleyvanleuven1039]

good video! seems the mamba has some serious versatility.

[@overdraftracing]

This was AWESOME! Thank you so much!

[@alexbuilds706]

Yup I love seeing the data and think you kept the pace up perfectly. Keep it up, these vids are informative and fun to watch 🥂

[@monkeydo147]

Great edit! I loved the white board and the charts at the end for keeping track of the relative strength

[@loganschalk2955]

Format and presentation is always great. I would love love love to see more tubular webbing tested. Fire departments generally utilize 10' loops of 1" tubular webbing for general use. But most ff/ rescue techs buy a roll and water knot it together. I've pulled trucks out with my sling. Have tied bfk for water ops and low angle/ high angle rescue. Granted I use two slings as a guard redundancy but have never had issues. Absolutely trust it like no other, and they're so cheap if they get wrecked I just replace it without a second thought. But that's my two cents. Thanks for the video!!

[@apacheee]

not to be that guy, but it is actually pronounced "oat-soon" not "o-kun." my source is the ocun sales rep who just visited the gym i work at a few weeks ago. he even had a little printout poster with the proper pronunciation on it at his booth during his demo of their gear.

[@bbrul5]

Same, had a shoe demo at the Red in Kentucky and he talked about it being oat-soon too lol

[@chicken_punk_pie]

dang those BFKs were super interesting!

[@MarcDonahu]

This was great! Like that you were realistic with the samples and advice thanks for the great video.

[@advancednutritioninc908]

Great Video! Not Boring! Great Job collecting and presenting the data.

[@tranquil_slime870]

I really appreciate these videos that are a mix of information dump/entertainment. It's nice to have some basic knowledge of different gear in different setups that I can draw on if I'm in an unexpected pickle with the wrong gear for the job.

[@jarredjackman3671]

You guys are awesome. You asked for feedback about the presentation. Funny, relevant, super good!

[@Joseph69er]

Format was awesome and the information was super helpful. Makes me want to pick one of these up next time I need a new sling.

[@realplatinum]

This was a very informative video. The editing was very well done

[@jan530]

Thank you a lot, for all these great and helpful videos to get a better understanding of how these different materials react and work. I find it very interessting :-)

[@sully2737]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@Zorbas75]

I would love to do everything you do but I couldn't, so I'm grateful. It's informative, calming and entertaining. Awesome ❤

[@dancutting8940]

It would be curios to know what the cycle load was for the broken soft shackle. Slings and equipment are rated for maximum, but there is actually a curve with failures also realized at lower loads with more frequency, which doesn’t get talked about much. To make up numbers, a 25kn sling may brake at 20 kn after 100 cycles. I’m an arborist and we load slings repeatedly during rigging operations. I’d be curious if you covered that for a video. Say 80% or 90% of rating until failure.

[@utubeuser501]

I liked the presentation.

[@buckmanriver]

Great job with this edit!

[@NPC-fl3gq]

You are gods gift, brother 🙏😊

[@paulgaras2606]

The sound of three simultaneous slacksnaps is immaculate

[@zachariasbjorngren1552]

Time to invest in more expensive high speed cameras! Love the channel

[@shred_meister]

Glad to know girth hitches are cool

[@nfi2nfi2]

Test lifting slings, the cheap ones from the hardware stores

[@robertquandt5511]

I love the indepth on the science. I don't climb or line, but have always been fascinated by it and am a bit of a geek.

[@Gflo189]

Yea dude I love these vids. keeping it just scientific enough!

[@sportenapfeltorten2095]

NOT BORING! Highly entertaining! :)

[@NotGabiTime]

That chart at the end was very nice

[@thelast929]

I watched the entire vid, so you did great! Personally I’m more interested in the strength of items during a drop test.That’s when I need stuff to work!

[@edwardsmoliak109]

This the length and depth and content are pretty great! I think it mightttt be slightly technical for the genuine average layman. But it's also a niche that you are the dominant force of quality within.

[@leighdickinson8299]

Great Ryan & great format

[@Benlucky13]

inaccurate results, everyone knows the safety booklet adds 5kn. same way gym belay tags improve your outdoor climbing /s

[@corygrossman1]

Loved the video, not boring

[@mikebularz9019]

Always a good time on here!

[@ashleygualter1642]

Nicely edited- entertaining knowledge building 👍🏻

[@ca_enright]

Not boring - great work

[@donart8841]

Keep the outtakes in, excellent … oh yeah, keep the content in as well 😂🤣😂 even more excellent

[@MattyDredge]

Always love the long content

[@jmamiya]

I once used the adjustable sling hitch for one leg of a 2 bolt highline anchor. Good to know that wasn't ideal but not that sketchy

[@DustinMaki]

9:52 Watch the sideways movement of the anchor plate when testing BFK. It is making the upper leg straighter while that leg is lengthening and pulling through the knot. I think that is the soft anchor equalizing line tension (as much as it can) within the BFK as it is being set. That may not be as possible with real static anchors. Might result in a knot set more unevenly and harder. Which may break lower. I'm not sure this is a valid test rig for multiple static anchors. Now that you have these results, do the same test 3 times with actual static anchors. Agreement of results will validate your test methodology, disagreement will invalidate it.

[@Mgreco0419]

You rock. Keep it up.

[@humblebug452]

Awesome content !!! Please consider testing if a slipped buntline hitch is stronger than a regular buntline hitch. Sweet, cheers.

[@MrEricStratten]

Super awesome data!

[@largeformatlandscape]

Could that Belgian knot work as a shock absorbe? 7km across 30cm would be quite a bit of reduction!

[@EricNietofilms]

awesome video, super usefull information. thank you so much!

[@dragade101]

This format is not boring for me. I do have proclivity for understanding something at this level. Another person needs a 30 second read and then they lose focus. Maybe you make shorts for them if you want to double your work load.

[@fvdeddrift]

Sweet action!

[@danielwendell542]

This was wonderful.

[@enricociuppa7093]

Never seen this mamba sling in my life. One issue of technora/kevlar is if it gets loaded or tied a knot always in the same spot those little fibers breaks with time. So i guess if you repetetly tied multiple knots every day for years makes it weaker ( how much we do not know)

[@fvdeddrift]

This is a real concern. One of the volunteer ski patrollers at Mt. Hood Meadows here in OR had a weird thing happen during a training exercise about a decade ago. The gear was 6 or 7 years old at the time of failure, but the general consensus was that because the gear was used for "so many number" of training courses that the loading and wear all took place within a few inches of the break spot. Even though the exterior showed no sign of compromise. Luckily they do these courses over powdery snow, and 20 to 30 years ago we only did them about 15 feet above the ground. Typically between the 2nd and 3rd towers of a particular chair lift.

[@drpaulmartin]

Format and data good. The conclusion was that for most applications they are all super good enough...

[@maxsharkey5622]

In entertainment rigging we call that adjustable sling hitch a ‘rock and roll hitch’

[@cemitary]

I use these black mambas for safety and positioning on cell Towers. Awesome to see them in action.

[@richardlumley2581]

Looks like there is a flash on the big schakles you are using. I would be interested to see if there was any difference if you polished it off.

[@edwinlikeshistractor8521]

Well done. Data is good .

[@YannCamusBlissClimbing]

How NOT 2 NOT boring! Thanks!

[@adamwood9144]

The strength reduction for a girth hitch is approximately 30-50% depending on how well it is dressed/aligned. The Petzl Anneau for example gives you an actual MBS figure of 16Kn when well dressed/aligned. Surprised you are unaware of this.

[@TimEgner]

Would be kinda cool if you could get a heat cam to show how the temperatures rise during the pull tests!

[@l3agel]

I think it would be cool to test the shelf after the BFK breaks, heck even without breaking the BFK first.

[@cal1776]

Fun and informative, good combination

[@FlatOutFE]

I always like videos about breaking stuff.

[@Candesce]

Why did the dyneema slings turn red in the girth hitch? Some kind of optical thing from the compressed fibres or what? Surely not heat?

[@mikelarin8037]

Not boring! But I would watch 1 hour of this regardless

[@ChrisCanMakeStuff]

The BFK results just reiterate that when we think we're "equalizing" anchors we're not really. Super good enough though.

[@jmjmkuba]

Hell yes for more data!