#18: "How many times must I remind you... republicans do not have sex."

At least, not as we know it.

I watched the video, which makes the design a lot clearer. The picture above doesn't really show that the device is in two parts. The way the rope leads around the bottom hook answers my objection about possible friction.

I'd still just as soon tie a knot, but that's just my Boy Scout indoctrination talking.

This *is* a knot, just with a metal piece as part of it (like a cleat). You still have to learn to tie it correctly. If you learn the trucker's hitch, you can tie as many as you like, in any size of rope, and save yourself $10.00 a pop.

I've never seen one, so I could be wrong, but I suspect that narrow hook at the bottom introduces more friction than a regular knot does, therefore giving less mechanical advantage.

Bell Sympatico in Canada has been throttling torrents for a while now. This is the subject of much discussion here:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/sympat