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-==-As the mass of students filed out from the school, they walked across the wide walkway and dispersed across the well-groomed field. Standing tall above the students was a massive wooden construct with synthetic stones speckled across the surface of the wall. It was quite obvious what the first challenge would be as the 20 harnesses on each side of the rock climbing wall were already set up. Though what was odd was the fact that they all fed to one spool. The PE instructor eventually emerged, yet she likely wasn't the one Saoirse was thinking of, as this instructor appeared to be a girl, and much more agreeable than the image Saoirse had painted. "Good after-afternoon everyone! I'll be your challenge instructor, Mrs. Ebels, but Mrs. E works just fine." She nods with a smile, affirming herself flamboyantly, "I think most of you know what today's Challenge will be. Some might have even noticed the twist. It's rock climbing, except you all lead to one bell and you all are attached to one spool. Here's a special rule for ya: No punching. No kicking. No biting. You can push people off the walls, don't worry, the spool system has a maximum speed of 2 miles per hour, so you'll fall safely. Everything else is simple; climb, and ring the bell before the opposing team does. Boys versus girls. 20 on each side. Have at it."
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[quote=OldManWong]
It was quite obvious what the first challenge would be as the 20 harnesses on each side of the rock climbing wall were already set up. Though what was odd was the fact that they all fed to one spool.
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[quote=OldManWong]
Though what was odd was the fact that they all fed to one spool.
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[quote=OldManWong]
they all fed to one spool.
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Safety mechanisms only work when they're on independent spools of rope in this instance and not all sharing the same one. They'll only fire when everyone is on the same level. So if someone's much slower than the rest and someone pushes the other off then it's a long drop with a quick stop. If there was ever a gallows for the spine more deadly needed, we're at a start here. And even if they're multiple pullies hooked up that doesn't mean shit: a pulley isn't a spool, a pulley is a weight-bearing mechanism to lift and allow rope and line to be pulled over a irregular route (up, over, and down again) while reducing the total weight of the end-object. They do nothing to alleviate the spring tension or counter-balances.

This whole thing would have been avoided if you just simply stated "rock climbing wall". But no one else ever intervened or made the point earlier. Really, your inaction on the matter really spelled the doom here by letting not one, not two, but three parties add, confirm, and build off of this. It's pretty sloppy work on your part.

And it's just as likely that there can be multiple coaches. So there may always be a male or female coach if you're getting pissy about that.