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In article <92362.002815U61474@uicvm.uic.edu> MATT HUNSAKER <U61474@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>I'm pleased to see that rec.scouting is serving scouting again. The last time I
>read, it was overwhelmed with articles from people who disagreed with the
>policies of B.S.A.  Nice to see scout stuff again.

But still a legitimate topic of discussion..
 
>About the hangman's noose, I learned how to tie it back when I was a scout, by
>reading it out of a book.  Scouts can find it there too.  A knot is a knot.
>I disagree with the "don't teach this not, they will go out and hang them self"
>post.  I'f this were the case, we would ban axes, knives, and fires because of
>the potential for misuse.(ie. if you teach them to build fires, they MIGHT
>start a forest fire.) If you refuse to teach the hangman's noose, I'll bet
>that some scout will find it in a book and show every scout they know.

Yep - that's how I learned to tie it. Someone mentioned that there is no
legitimate Scouting use for the knot - not true. I regularly use a hangman's
noose to provide weight to the end of a rope so I can throw the rope over
pipes/rafters in theatres.. much easier and safer than trying to tie a brick/
chunk of wood/rock/c-wrench/Buick to the end of the rope for weight.

>Teach scouts ALL the knots you can, because they may find a use for it  on down
> the road.

Yep.

Tom C.

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