Alain, take that stuff, tie it to the clerks neck and throw them out a 2nd story window. I garantee it will break before strangling. As Dave said, real para has 7 strands encased in a very tight woven case. There are other diameters for cargo use etc. that will be constructed differently, but this is the standard. There are a few civilian versions that are not true 'MILSPEC' but virtually identical.