Originally Posted by
rogerstg
No. look up "block and tackle" in wikipedia - they seem to have it right.
Regardless, it's a good knot to know.
It's the functional equivalent of the luff tackle arrangement (without the last loop of the free end over the fixed pulley).
So, 3:1.
Last edited by Pedaleur; 02-26-10 at 08:52 AM.