================[ Rope 101 ]================

- pre-prep -- open the door downstairs

- PLEASE stop me if you have any questions, or talk to me later -- There's a lot of other material
  that I can cover, but didn't have time for.

- economically significant or personally-useful uses of rope

    - modern uses:
            fiber rope:  fishing, rock climbing,  securing load during transport, surgical sutures,
                         marine mooring lines, arborists / technical rescue
            wire rope:  cranes, suspension bridges

    - historical uses:
            age of sail, bows/slings, traps, archaeological evidence from 28 kya

- tension vs compression -- this isn't totally necessary to understand --
            explain why I'm including things like wire rope and twist-ties...  this also helps
            clarify in their own minds what rope is used for

- using rope for projects

        - Often, rope is used as a way to join two things together.  It's a fastener, like
          screws, glue, duct tape, rubber bands, etc.

        - Stevedore knot, figure eight loop, constrictor knot

        - maybe the buntline hitch?

- ad-hoc solutions  (AKA "better than duct tape")
    
        - you can carry some rope around in your backpack, and "rope is better than duct tape"

        - tying things to your bike
        
        - tying things to your pack


- "lab section" -- hands-on practice period

    - review important knots, walk around and help people tie them

        - basic terminology -- standing end, working end, stopper knot, hitch, bend

    - care of rope -- how to keep ends from fraying

- wrapup

    - I'll be holding the class a second time, on Sunday May 5th, 6pm.  If you know someone who would be
      interested, let them know.            (Cinco de Mayo)

    - class evaluation / feedback form?




- things that I trimmed due to time constraints

    - knot efficiency

    - WLL versus UTS, and how various products are marked

    - SAFETY.  NEVER suspend people, or suspend something above peoples' heads, without make sure
      you're trained on the safety issues.  Some of the safety issues are very unintuitive.
      There is a lot of safety training material available, associated with various work activities:
      
            - rock climbing
            - bondage suspension
            - industrial hoisting/rigging  (cranes, gantry cranes, etc) (there is a lot of time
              spent doing this, lots of accidents, and lots of safety material)
            - theater fly loft
            - rope access
            - technical rescue
            - arborist felling