Winching yourself BACKWARDS

[buckwilk]

I can understand some folks not seeing this. I showed it to four friends and three of them couldn't visualize it but the the fourth guy got it instantly.

 

[Dave]

I can understand some folks not seeing this. I showed it to four friends and three of them couldn't visualize it but the the fourth guy got it instantly.

That's exactly why I started this thread. It's a tricky one for most people actually.

 

[Sean Slavin]

Always so much to learn. This is one thing I don't have a lot of practice with but definitely need more.

 

[Zam15]

Wait! Think I know of a place where I can practice at..

 

[RichardS]

It can't be done with two blocks
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Dave I was thinking about this and the process seems like it would move faster with 4 blocks. The set up would be identical, but instead of terminating at the final tree, the tree would have the forth pulley and the winch extension would terminate at the bumper. This way 3 lines would be getting shorter in the back vs 1 in the front.