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2. Battling ropes - Wikipedia

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   Battling ropes are thick, heavy and strong in order to give significant resistance, [2] [5] and there are numerous types of rope used. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The ropes typically have two common diameters (25 mm and 44 mm) and common standard lengths (5 m, 10 m, and 25 m). [ 2 ]

3. Naha Great Tug-of-War Festival - Wikipedia

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   The "king" is carried on this platform down the length of the rope, before the festival starts, and the two kings perform a ritual sword contest. The main rope, over 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in diameter, has many smaller diameter, but very long ropes extending from it, and the participants pull these during the contest.

4. Tug of war - Wikipedia

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   Tug of war video from Kerala, India. Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.

5. Japanese battleship Musashi - Wikipedia

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   Length: 263 m (862 ft ... 82 above) to preserve buoyancy in the event of battle ... a large curtain made of hemp rope weighing 408 t (450 short tons) prevented ...

6. Flail (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   Lithuanian hussar with kisten [lt; pl; ru] in his belt. Detail from Battle of Orsha painting, 1520–1534. The other type of European flail is a shorter weapon consisting of a wooden haft connected by a chain, rope, or leather to one or more striking ends.

7. Dart (missile) - Wikipedia

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   Demonstration of the use of a rope dart. This is a pointed weight attached at its blunt end to a length of rope or chain, which can be used to throw and retrieve it. It meets the definition above because it flies freely when no tension is applied to the rope, has a point and – in the form of a square of cloth – even has fletching.