Originally Posted by corrado33

Even dikes if used correctly.

Originally Posted by Maelochs

they should have shown how long it took to get through with the dikes they used---which were a reasonable pair of pocketable dikes which a thief might have

Originally Posted by corrado33

Some ropes are next to impossible to cut with scissors (or dikes, or shears)

Originally Posted by corrado33

but the rope part itself (fibrous part) can't be cut by "clamping" tools (like dikes or scissors.)