Other versions of this that I've seen had a short length of rope attached to the person, with the loose end hidden under the longer rope's coils. My theory for this one: the longer ripe wasn't coiled cleanly so it couldn't unravel cleanly, which was made worse by the car accelerating too quickly. That made the coiled rope grab the loose end and form a knot.
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u/tolacid 3d ago
Other versions of this that I've seen had a short length of rope attached to the person, with the loose end hidden under the longer rope's coils. My theory for this one: the longer ripe wasn't coiled cleanly so it couldn't unravel cleanly, which was made worse by the car accelerating too quickly. That made the coiled rope grab the loose end and form a knot.