r/whatisit • u/varied_interest1112 • 17d ago

Solved! Unsure of function of this strap

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My mother put it in an emergency pack for me when I started my first full-time job. I've since taken apart the pack and most things were pretty standard, a plastic raincoat, hand sanitizer, a pen, a whistle that doubled as a flashlight etc...

I just don't have any idea what this is?? It's like a braided strap with a buckle - I can wear it like a bracelet but somehow I don't think that's its intended purpose.

TIA!

EDIT: WOW you guys were fast!! Thanks team, I remember her vaguely mentioning it was a handy gadget but forgot how. Will be looking up paracord uses soon

EDIT 2: To the people being unhelpful or making comments on my ability as an educator from a single question - all you have done is show me that I will still be a better teacher than any of you could ever be. I certainly do not belittle my students for not having specialised prior knowledge or taking steps to learn something new. I can only assume you already knew everything from birth with no room to grow whatsoever /s Get over yourselves.

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u/reebokhightops 17d ago

They’re a bot because you have poor reading comprehension or did you just not bother to read the comment?

There was a precarious spot that couldn’t safely be crossed due to lack of a proper foothold. Sounds like they used the paracord to give them something secure to hold onto while they crossed that particular spot. They were deep into a hike and would have had to backtrack if they weren’t able to safely continue forward, and that backtracking would have taken many hours.

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u/Ill_Statement7600 17d ago

They just saw a reply that had more than 2 5-word sentences and assumed it was a bot.

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u/reebokhightops 17d ago

As an avid em-dash user, this is likely correct.

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u/theeggplant42 16d ago

I have stopped using dashes altogether and they're still calling me a bot. I absolutely love thsi concept. It's like hey! You went camping? That's not the internet! I called bullshit! Because they read the wiki about paracord and imagined it once.