Grigri physics: "The older it is, the safer it gets!"

"Don't take it too seriously," says Ben from Hard is Easy with 248 000 subscribers. The video also shows that the recommended feeding system, with the pinkie under the top edge, creates less friction than holding the rope in your hand. The reason for this is that the rope creates a circle with the Petzl method instead of more of an S-form by only holding the rope in your hand.