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Slack Science, powered by Balance Community: Slackline Outfitters, is a blog run by Jerry Miszewski about slacklining. He offers tips and tricks to various parts of setting-up, taking down, in-depth looks at various aspects of a setup, and hints at walking slacklines.

Jerry's long history with the sport of slackline has given him a wealth of knowledge that he loves to share with his fellow slackliners. Slack Science is a place anyone and everyone to come and learn about our wonderful sport of slacklining.

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Gear Test - Leash Fall Simulations

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on Friday, 02 December 2011 in Field Tests

A highline leash fall simulation test using two strands of a prototype Vectran webbing. We tested the total force on the whole system as well as just the backup line using both standard anchors as well as dynamic anchors.

Tags: Spider Silk MKII, highline rigging, Vectran webbing, leash fall, whipper, gear tests
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All About Slackline Webbing

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on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 in Shopping Guides

A comprehensive article about the different characteristics inherent in all slackline webbings. Plus, an in-depth look at each of the slackline webbing's offered in the Balance Community online shop.

Tags: Spider Silk MKII, Mantra, Type-18, Threaded Slack-Spec, Custom Pulley System, slackline webbing, longline webbing
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Slack Science said, I have seen line-lockers destroy low stretch webbing at tensions as low as 1/5 the breaking strength
Commented in post All About Webbing Anchor's on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Slack Science said, The reason we use double rings is mainly for redundancy. Also, the rings that come with a line-locke
Commented in post All About Webbing Anchor's on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Drew Sanford said, Exactly how important is it to use weblock-style devices on low stretch webbing? I know quite a few
Commented in post All About Webbing Anchor's on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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Commented in post Safety Reminder on Tuesday, 08 May 2012
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