>>125450It's a static cord. You could slowly hand 550 pounds and it would resist. Make that weight go from zero to 200 pounds in half a second and it breaks.
Now sure, for rappelling, you usually use static cord. But then the definition of "static cord" for climbers is very different, theirs is a lot more dynamic than paracord, and of course, it's also a lot, lot, lot tougher. I once used paracord while rappelling, while of course being tied to another, more dynamic cord that was better suited for this purpose.
I went down first, it was fine. A friend followed, and the rope already started to tear in several areas. Another friend followed, and it snapped.
Oh yeah, that was 10 meters high.
