But, over and over again I am reading it described in such a way that would seem impossible just by looking at the photos. With that type of cord and the assumed twisting design of the device, it would seem that once the killer walked away, the tension on the neck would have been gone. Am I confused? Gosh. Just typing that made me queasy.
no you are not confused - this not a typical garrote
I think garrote is a style of killing by wrappping something around someone neck and applying tension. But this is not a sexual type garrote or a slow death torture style garrote.
I also thought they meant it was typical style garrote until rte66 said she could not keep the twist in the cord in their experiment, now I see why!
Exactly - I've done it with the same size cord. I can't make it do that if it's twisted. Other posters used to tell me it wasn't a working slip knot - that it was just a knot tied really tight in back, lol.
I made it work my way, over and over, even in miniature, lol. Couldn't for the life of me let go of it when twisted and have it stay in place. No way, no how. (Aside to stl: Not even wet!)