Originally Posted By: NobodySpecial
They all do that, the question is when one is subjected to more than the design load would you prefer it to fail open or fail closed?

It is going to fail open when you exceed the tensile strength of the webbing, regardless.

So strike "design load", and insert "webbing tensile strength"

Now can I get a properly designed buckle?
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