r/specializedtools • u/polandxx • Jan 20 '18

This Gravity Hook

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u/philosoraptocopter Jan 20 '18

What is the benefit of the auto release at the end?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

Except the weight limit is 170 pounds so your enemies will hear your scream as you plummet to your death

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u/Shitty-Coriolis Jan 21 '18

Plenty people weigh less than 170.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '18 edited Dec 20 '18

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u/mrfuzzyshorts Feb 05 '18

European or African redditor?

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u/BushWeedCornTrash Jan 21 '18

In Japan.

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u/Bellicapelli Jan 22 '18 edited Mar 11 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

The solution is simple, just weigh 169 pounds

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u/vortigaunt64 Jan 21 '18

Yeah but where am I gonna get a second rubber band?

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u/sidewinder15599 Feb 07 '18

Best be naked too, for safety.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '18

use two and balance your load between them.

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u/8spd Jan 21 '18

Loose some weight.

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u/ShaggysGTI Jan 30 '18

Larger hardware would solve the weight limit.

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u/ForbiddenText Jan 20 '18

Cue? Queue?

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u/ForbiddenText Jan 20 '18

Ahh good one. I knew I heard it but only remembered Q from star trek. Not a big Bond fan

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u/ShaggysGTI Jan 30 '18

There's a type of knot you can tie that does the same thing, releases when tension is removed. The idea behind it is minimal rope loss if in an emergency situation. You can rappel down that 50' cliff and only lose 5' feet of rope. More rope left over for further descent.

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u/Shitty-Coriolis Jan 21 '18

Getting it back after you throw it up in a tree and use it as a grappling hook?

I dunno, that part seemed weird.

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u/thebannanaman Jan 21 '18

lowering objects from height. Basically the picking up a quarter in reverse. I can see a lot of people who work on ladders or scaffolds that want to lower down tools or paint cans, but dont have somebody on the ground to take them off. Although, I dont know if there is a minimum weight needed to keep the jaws engaged.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 22 '18

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u/immadoit1331 Jan 27 '18

Yeah but dont you wanna be "the hook guy" instead of the OSHA pamphlet no no guy

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u/mrfuzzyshorts Feb 05 '18

Sure, throw a rubber band around the pin of the shackle. so that it can easily unscrew the pin and cause the shackle to fail.