Method Partial hanging hybrid based on a post I recall

[BoredomSeeker]

A little while ago, I came across a post that contained an article about 3 different suicides people committed in their car. I don't remember exactly what kind of article it was, something scientific in nature, at least. Anyhow, one of the bus tickets within caught my eye and it seems like a viable way of doing partial hanging that may be even more effective as it doesn't require a sturdy bar or similar to hold (part of) your body weight.

I haven't seen anyone else really talk about this, though feel free to direct me to a relevant thread if you know one.

Setup is as follows: Take a backpack filled with something heavy, rocks, weights, whatever you've got on hand. Tie a rope to it, and turn the other end into a noose. Finally, put the backpack behind a chair, pass the rope over it (or ideally through the chair, if it has a hole), and sit. Put your head through the noose and either let the rope be short enough to be pulled by the backpack (recommended only if you're doing this in a car or similar situation with a chair that won't topple backwards) or lean forward and rely on your upper body weight to do the trick.

I've done a test-run of this with the backpack only slightly weighted and leaning forward, and it seems to work quite well. I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts on this if you have them before actually committing to this.

 

[updog]

That is an interesting idea, but sounds overengineer to me.

 

[mossrabbit]

A little while ago, I came across a post that contained an article about 3 different suicides people committed in their car. I don't remember exactly what kind of article it was, something scientific in nature, at least. Anyhow, one of the bus tickets within caught my eye and it seems like a viable way of doing partial hanging that may be even more effective as it doesn't require a sturdy bar or similar to hold (part of) your body weight.

I haven't seen anyone else really talk about this, though feel free to direct me to a relevant thread if you know one.

Setup is as follows: Take a backpack filled with something heavy, rocks, weights, whatever you've got on hand. Tie a rope to it, and turn the other end into a noose. Finally, put the backpack behind a chair, pass the rope over it (or ideally through the chair, if it has a hole), and sit. Put your head through the noose and either let the rope be short enough to be pulled by the backpack (recommended only if you're doing this in a car or similar situation with a chair that won't topple backwards) or lean forward and rely on your upper body weight to do the trick.

I've done a test-run of this with the backpack only slightly weighted and leaning forward, and it seems to work quite well. I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts on this if you have them before actually committing to this.

I feel like this resolves the issue of losing tension slightly, but I'd still have concerns for shifting off the chair once unconscious, potentially restoring circulation. I think doing this while kneeling on the floor, draping the weighted rope over a closed door would be even more full proof.