Climbing- rubber band on open sling, DANGEROUS!

Some people think it's a good idea to put a rubber band on an open sewn sling, usually snugged up against the carabiner to keep it properly aligned. I've seen this done on both Alpine quickdraws and a personal tether.

This is potentially a really dangerous thing to do, and there have been deaths and serious accidents from this. Her'e why.

If you clip the carabiner back through the sling, and then put weight on it, it's possible for the sling to completely detach from the carabiner, and the only thing holding you on is the rubber band! This can be hard to visually check, but if you then put body weight on it, you're in big trouble.

I have a more detail article on my website (Alpinesavvy) about this. Do a web search for "Alpinesavvy rubber band".
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And if the rubber band weren't there it would just completely unclip, so how is this worse?

[markifi]

i'll stick with the sawing machine