Please tell me this will work (partial hanging)

[lostgripon_reality]

This is my only option since I'm in a psych ward. Obviously I would make some better knot and on the other end, somehow a slip knot? Thanks

 

[Neowise]

Hmmm, it could work. Taps are usually screwed tight to the wall, at least I've never seen one come off. The cloth seems a bit thick but with enough pressure it should be alright. Perhaps you could secretly practice first to see if you can make yourself start passing out?

 

[lostgripon_reality]

And should I make a slip knot noose or?

 

[Neowise]

I've read that a slipknot is recommended for partial hanging, should be this one .
A hangman's knot is often displayed in movies etc. but is rather suited for full suspension hanging with a drop as the knot is designed to break one's neck which obviously doesn't work with partial hanging.

What one could also do is to use oil or soap on the rope to make it more slippery and hence, make it close more tightly.

 

[mengbao]

Is partial hanging, like this less painful than the gallows? Good luck.

 

[DoubleUp8]

Gallows if done right supposed to cause death immediately by snapping the neck and severing the spinal cord. Execution was a real science with the hangman calculating the height and weight of the condemned person and the length of the drop designed to snap neck and spinal cord instantly without the overkill as in the case of Saddam Hussein hung by a mob and his head almost came completely off. With partial or even full hanging without getting the drop right you die by asphyxiation which takes longer and is more painful.