anthony, i think that you should reconsider your theory (and possibly stop listening to the guy at st. p's).
now i haven't done physics for a while, but as much as i remember the force should be evenly distributed along the length of the rope no matter where it decides to stretch and where it doesnt. lets say 1m of the rope doesnt have any stretch left in it, you still have 49m of stetch (50m rope) to absorb the force - the force doesnt all get bunched up in one spot. |