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Man Demonstrates Simple Method For Escaping Zip Ties
Hopefully no one will ever be in this bind, but still good to know the emergency escape.
Randy Aragon
10.04.19

Zip ties are known for being extra strong, cops even use them as temporary handcuffs. So it’s no surprise that they are extremely hard to get out of, or are they? This video will show you how to escape zip ties using one super easy method.

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You’ll want to see this! Learn how to escape zip ties with just a few easy steps.

zip ties are known for being tremendously sturdy and really hard to break. That’s what makes this video so impressive, in just a few steps, he breaks right out of the zip ties like a magician!

All you need to escape zip ties are the shoelaces on your shoes, I never would have guessed that!

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First, you have to get your shoes untied, after that, you just have to start tying both ends of the shoelaces together.

Once you find a way to get your shoes untied, you’ll have to start attempting to tie both your shoes together. This might take a minute but don’t lose your patience.

After you manage to get your shoelaces tied together by the ends, you can move on to the next step and the zip ties will come right off.

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Once you get your shoes tied together, you can start making friction between the laces and zip ties.

When you tie the shoelaces together, you have to make sure you thread the shoelaces in between the zip tie before you tie a knot.

Once you get the shoelaces threaded through the zip tie and tied tightly, you can begin moving your legs back and forth creating friction on the little plastic piece that holds it together. Make sure the shoelace is rubbing right on that little plastic piece!

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With just a little bit of friction, the little plastic piece holding it together breaks, and zip tie actually pops right off!

He barely even rubbed the shoelaces back and forth, before the zip tie popped right off! Just like that, he’s out of the zip tie.

He does it twice to demonstrate how efficient this method is, and the zip ties are being pulled right out of a new package to ensure no funny stuff!

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After breaking out of the first zip ties, he even ups the ante by putting two zip ties on his wrist and easily breaking out using the same method.

After easily breaking out of the first two, single, zip ties, he secures two zip ties on his wrist and repeats the same steps. With virtually the same amount of force as the first time, both zip ties pop right off!

This is like something out of a James Bond movie!

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Learn how easy is is to escape from zip ties.

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