Help Will too much friction make it unsuccessful?

[manslxt]

 

[evanescent_eva]

Hard to say just from looking at a picture of a random rope.

A rope's friction coefficient only matters if it's high enough to prevent the noose from constricting around your neck. To see if your rope will do the job, try tying a noose knot around your arm or leg and tightening it as much as you can. If you can easily tighten the noose tightly around your arm or leg, then the rope's friction probably isn't too high. If you can't, maybe consider another rope.

Wishing you some care as you walk wherever your path takes you.

 

[AreWeWinning]

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As eva said, you can test it how well the noose tightens.

My stance on the issue of friction is that it's one of those things that people tend to overcomplicate. A rope that slides extremely easily is ideal, sure. But with the correct type of knot (e.g. a Noose Knot with a stopper knot, or a Poacher's Knot), I believe any rope will work. It will tighten enough so that the front and sides of the neck are compressed, and that's all what's needed.

In my opinion, the only property of the rope that really matters is its strength. And maybe its elasticity, but that's highly dependent on strength, so it's really just strength. A braided rope made of a synthetic material is preferable, but not a hard requirement. In that sense, that rope on the picture looks like a fine rope to me. But again, you can test it!

 

[manslxt]

As eva said, you can test it how well the noose tightens.

My stance on the issue of friction is that it's one of those things that people tend to overcomplicate. A rope that slides extremely easily is ideal, sure. But with the correct type of knot (e.g. a Noose Knot with a stopper knot, or a Poacher's Knot), I believe any rope will work. It will tighten enough so that the front and sides of the neck are compressed, and that's all what's needed.

In my opinion, the only property of the rope that really matters is its strength. And maybe its elasticity, but that's highly dependent on strength, so it's really just strength. A braided rope made of a synthetic material is preferable, but not a hard requirement. In that sense, that rope on the picture looks like a fine rope to me. But again, you can test it!

Testing the rope on my wrist it wouldn't tighten unless I rolled my wrist so I probably shouldn't use it

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Lube it up with soap where the "slip" is.

 

[AreWeWinning]

Testing the rope on my wrist it wouldn't tighten unless I rolled my wrist so I probably shouldn't use it

How did you test it? Did you apply your full bodyweight? Based on my tests, there is a huge difference in how a knot behaves when you apply full weight to it and when you just pull on it by hand.

You can test it by tying a noose close to the ground, and stepping in it with your foot. I would guess it will tighten.

When I make comments like "it's probably less important than people think it is", I don't mean there is no difference. What I mean is that even if there is a difference, it's not going to be the deciding factor between success or failure. Let's say you're right, and it doesn't tighten. If you still position the knot at the back of your neck, and pull it tight manually before committing, that will still result in a successful attempt.

If you don't feel comfortable with it, you can always buy another rope. My comments were primarily a response to your original question, which was: "Will too much friction make it unsuccessful?"