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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (18639)	3/9/1999 2:31:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

>>>.....a real stout cable was being used, and it snapped on video. Came apart like a rifleshot - but neither end made it all the way to the attached vessel.<<<< Up here in the woods, death by broken cable has been very common. You have winches dragging and lifting enormous amounts of weight, often on a hi-line. Lots of snared tugging, even though it is the responsibility of the choker-setter to avoid this. It's impossible to get out of the way when it happens. Apparently the most frequent meeting is decapitation. Which has got to be a weird way to go. "Ow. I can't feel my fingers." "Look for his helmet, and see what's in it." How long do you reckon you remain conscious? Can you wink?