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<blockquote data-quote="Dpjacket" data-source="post: 725932" data-attributes="member: 3498"><p>Survey says: It’s a noose</p><p></p><p>Question: What is the <em>historical purpose </em>of a noose? Why would a person (at any time) go through the trouble of forming a noose? For a Door Handle?</p><p></p><p>Reminder: This was Alabama. Some things just are what they are even as an aberration. Even when it’s not for fishing or boating.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>hangman's knot</strong> or <strong>hangman's noose</strong> (also known as a <strong>collar</strong> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_era" target="_blank">Elizabethan era</a>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot" target="_blank">knot</a> most often associated with its use in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging" target="_blank">hanging</a> a person. For a hanging, the knot of the rope is typically placed under or just behind the left ear, although the most effective position is just ahead of the ear, beneath the angle of the left lower jaw. The pull on the knot at the end of the drop levers the jaw and head violently up and to the right, which combines with the jerk of the rope becoming taut to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_fracture" target="_blank">wrench the upper neck vertebrae apart</a>. This produces very rapid death, whereas the traditional position beneath the ear was intended to result in the mass of the knot crushing closed (occluding) neck arteries, causing cessation of brain circulation. The knot is non-jamming but tends to resist attempts to loosen it.</p><p></p><p>A variation of this knot is used in fishing and is called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-knot" target="_blank">Uni-knot</a>. It is used to tie fishing line to terminal tackle, join two pieces of line, or for snelling hooks. It is especially useful when used with slick braided line as more coils can be added to increase the friction of the knot and will not let the knot pull out. It is also useful in that the knot can be pulled down tight to the lure or it can be left with a larger loop that gives the lure more freedom of movement.</p><p></p><p>The hangman's noose can also be used in boating to secure an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyelet" target="_blank">eyelet</a> on a rope or sheet without splicing it.</p><p></p><p>This knot was also used for hauling lines on gaff rigging in sailing applications, usually made with three or more wraps depending on the weight to be lifted. It is still a trusted knot for overhead lifting and sailing to this day</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dpjacket, post: 725932, member: 3498"] Survey says: It’s a noose Question: What is the [I]historical purpose [/I]of a noose? Why would a person (at any time) go through the trouble of forming a noose? For a Door Handle? Reminder: This was Alabama. Some things just are what they are even as an aberration. Even when it’s not for fishing or boating. The [B]hangman's knot[/B] or [B]hangman's noose[/B] (also known as a [B]collar[/B] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_era']Elizabethan era[/URL]) is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot']knot[/URL] most often associated with its use in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging']hanging[/URL] a person. For a hanging, the knot of the rope is typically placed under or just behind the left ear, although the most effective position is just ahead of the ear, beneath the angle of the left lower jaw. The pull on the knot at the end of the drop levers the jaw and head violently up and to the right, which combines with the jerk of the rope becoming taut to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_fracture']wrench the upper neck vertebrae apart[/URL]. This produces very rapid death, whereas the traditional position beneath the ear was intended to result in the mass of the knot crushing closed (occluding) neck arteries, causing cessation of brain circulation. The knot is non-jamming but tends to resist attempts to loosen it. A variation of this knot is used in fishing and is called the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-knot']Uni-knot[/URL]. It is used to tie fishing line to terminal tackle, join two pieces of line, or for snelling hooks. It is especially useful when used with slick braided line as more coils can be added to increase the friction of the knot and will not let the knot pull out. It is also useful in that the knot can be pulled down tight to the lure or it can be left with a larger loop that gives the lure more freedom of movement. The hangman's noose can also be used in boating to secure an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyelet']eyelet[/URL] on a rope or sheet without splicing it. This knot was also used for hauling lines on gaff rigging in sailing applications, usually made with three or more wraps depending on the weight to be lifted. It is still a trusted knot for overhead lifting and sailing to this day [/QUOTE]
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