A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength...
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Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. The...
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The Rope (French: La Corde) is a French drama miniseries created by Dominique Rocher, and Éric Forestier. The story follows a group of scientists at a...
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Tug of war (redirect from Rope pulling)
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength:...
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Rope jumping, also known as rope free-flying, falling is the extreme sport of jumping off a cliff while anchored to a highline system with a rope. This...
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A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in the sport of skipping/jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes...
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by Chillingo, Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift (2010), Cut the Rope: Experiments (2011), Cut the Rope: Time Travel (2013), Cut the Rope 2 (2013 iOS; 2014 Android)...
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a rope is a bar of toilet soap that is molded around a small loop of rope. The user is meant to place the rope loop over their wrist. Soap on a rope was...
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Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter...
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The rope dart or rope javelin (simplified Chinese: 绳镖; traditional Chinese: 繩鏢; pinyin: shéng biāo, Japanese: 縄鏢 or 縄標: Jōhyō), is one of the flexible...
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Exmples of rope teams A rope team (sometimes also called moving together) is a climbing technique where two or more climbers who are attached to a single...
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Rope bondage, also referred to as rope play, kinbaku, shibari or fesselspiele, is bondage involving the use of rope to restrict movement, wrap, suspend...
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Rope-dancing is the general art and act of performing on or with a rope. There are a variety of forms and techniques which have been used throughout history...
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Japanese bondage (redirect from Japanese rope bondage)
simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope (often jute, hemp or linen and generally around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter...
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rope stretcher (or harpedonaptai) was a surveyor who measured real property demarcations and foundations using knotted cords, stretched so the rope did...
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Bondage positions and methods (redirect from Crotch rope)
erotically to BDSM. A number of bondage positions and methods are used in rope bondage and other BDSM activities. Ropes are a common element of these positions...
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Roper is a craftsman who makes ropes; a ropemaker. It may also refer to: Roper, North Carolina, USA Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia Roper (surname)...
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Forms of rope access Rope access or industrial climbing or commercial climbing, is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used...
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The term rope trick may refer to: Magic trick, any trick involving a rope Indian rope trick, a trick involving causing a rope to appear to levitate in...
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Look up give him enough rope and he'll hang himself in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Give someone enough rope, and they will hang themselves is a proverb...
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Fast-roping is a technique for descending a thick rope, allowing troops to deploy from a helicopter in places where the aircraft cannot touch down. The...
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A dynamic rope is a specially constructed, somewhat elastic rope used primarily in rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering. This elasticity, or...
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Tightrope walking (redirect from Tight-rope walker)
walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated...
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The cut and restore rope trick is a magic effect in which the performer cuts a piece of rope (usually tied into a knot) which then appears to be magically...
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A natural rope is a rope that is made from natural fibers. These fibers are obtained from organic material (such as materials produced by plants). Natural...
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A rope light is primarily used as a decorative lighting fixture, featuring small lights linked together and encased in a PVC jacket to create a string...
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Glossary of climbing terms (redirect from Rope drag)
the rope travels through it quickly in a specific direction. See auto belay. abseiling A technique by which a climber descends via a fixed rope that...
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Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a form of rock climbing where the climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor...
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A rope may refer to any of several units of measurement initially determined or formed by ropes or knotted cords. The Greco-Roman schoenus, supposedly...
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