A rock climber wants to set up a belay anchor to hang on. Compare the following two setups:

(The top points are solid attachments to the rock, the loop at the bottom of the small slings is what the climber will hang off of. The slings are getting old, and could break if the tension in them is too large.)

PINK: Setup A is more likely to fail .

GREEN: Setup B is more likely to fail.

PURPLE: The two setups are equivalent.