I was thinking of taking nylon cord and running it through two biners a few hundred times and tying it, maybe not for climbing but whatever. Would it work? Seems pretty solid.

I can save you both time and money. First off, nylon is expensive and a "few hundred times" through the biners is major overkill. Instead, go buy some regular clothesline at K-mart. Their regular shelf brand will be fine. Cut this line into two foot lengths and connect two carabiners with the clothesline using any knot you have heard of. (hint: tying the line with a bow is handy in case you want to undo this quickdraw later.)

Hopefully, while you were still at K-mart, you were wise enough to score some of those key chain biners at the checkout counter. Use those as well for your draws, because regular biners are way overrated and too costly to boot.

After you have assembled a few of these things, go climbing and have fun. Heck, run it out and give your new draws a good workout.

Don't be so stuck up when a 13 year old tries to ask a question, which if unanswered may lead to a poor decision causing his end. Be helpful, for once, gojd!

Anyone that stupid should die. I didn't make the rules, read Darwin.

By the way, what the hell is a "gojd"?

see. people do too say helpful things on this site.

headcrak,

"TR is for sissies?" and "you are what you eat?" What the hell is that supposed to mean? I guess it does explain why a bunch of us here are pu$$ies though, and why you are a dick.

Curt

Don't hate, Curt, you were young once too........................if you can remember back that far.

This thread has nothing to do with spotting!!! :evil:

Wuz just gonna say...

When I fall bouldering with Curt...

Not as grateful as you, viejo!

Not as grateful as you, viejo!

Well that's a first. I've never before heard anyone use the phrase "close to the vest" in substitution for "up my own asshole."

Curt

Ass much as I hate to kiss the old guy's ass . . .

That's the beauty of it. She's actually grateful for said ass handing. :wink:

Curt

Not as grateful as you, viejo!

OK, fine. See what kind of spot you get next time.

Betsy, you idiot. Curt is indeed quite knowledgeable about these subjects. On the other hand, you have almost a perfect track record of being wrong. The quote above shows you to be a classic example of what Kruger and colleages describe in their research on incompetents [1]:

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People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual domains. The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.

-Incompetent individuals, compared with their more competent peers, will dramatically overestimate their ability and performance relative to objective criteria.

-Incompetent individuals will suffer from deficient metacognitive skills, in that they will be less able than their more competent peers to recognize competence when they see it–be it their own or anyone else's.

-Incompetent individuals will be less able than their more competent peers to gain insight into their true level of performance by means of social comparison information. In particular, because of their difficulty recognizing competence in others, incompetent individuals will be unable to use information about the choices and performances of others to form more accurate impressions of their own ability.

--end quote--

-Jay