Cordage is very resilient and will absorb a number of turns in its length without becoming snarled if the length is sufficient and the turns correspond with the lay of the rope; if the turns are against the lay, however, it will quickly become snarled.
Iintambo zomelela kwakhona ngokukhawuleza yaye izakubamba iqela lokujika kubude bazo ngaphandle kokuphithizeliswa okokuba ubude bonele yaye nojiko lungqamana nokulaliswa kwentambo, okokuba ujiko kuchasene nobeko ngoko iza kukhawuleza iphithizeliswe.