Rope which is continually subjected to heat and damp - when in the tropics, for example - will lose its elasticity and strength sooner than rope used under normal conditions of temperature and humidity.
Intambo ezithi ziphinda - phinde ubushushu nokufuma, xa, kushushu umzekelo - ziyakuphelelwa yielastiki nangamandla ngokukhawuleza kunentambo ezisetyenziswa phantsi kwemeko zobushushu.