The quote from the original source of the "rope" claim, Cyril, is pretty explicit:
> ‘camel’: he doesn’t mean the pack animal here, but the thick rope, with which sailors bind anchors. He shows that the situation isn’t absolutely permanent, but makes the matter extremely difficult for him in future, and for the present, close to and neighbouring on impossibility.
Cyril explicitly considers that replacing "camel" with "rope" changes the meaning of the passage from complete impossibility to something that is extremely hard but still conceivable. What more evidence do you need that this was the reason?
The size of synthetic fibers used in nautical ropes can vary widely depending on the material and manufacturer. However, the diameter of individual synthetic fibers typically ranges from micrometers (1,000 nanometers = 1 micrometer) to tens or hundreds of micrometers, depending on the specific type of synthetic fiber and its intended use in rope-making.
The average eye of a needle typically ranges in size from about 300 to 800 nanometers in diameter, depending on the needle's gauge or size. This can vary slightly based on the needle's purpose and manufacturing specifics, but generally, it's within this nanometer range.
While at first blush it may seem impossible to thread the nautical rope through one strand at a time one must consider that a method to achieve this delicate task using specialized tools like a needle threader or a microscope-guided threading technique is feasible.
These tools can help manipulate and guide the 10-micrometer strand through the 800-nanometer eye of the needle with precision and accuracy.
But you may still be wondering how so allow me to elaborate…
Generally, nylon is known for its high elasticity, with a stretch capacity ranging from 10% to 40% or more of its original length before breaking, making it a popular choice for ropes requiring flexibility and shock absorption.
I propose a slow and steady heated and compressed stretch wins this race nine times out of ten.
Edit: saw the edit now, no problem, and thank you very much for engaging in good faith! I will leave the rest of my comment up, but either way, I didn't interpret your comment in a negative way, just trying to get to a common understanding.
If there is no other evidence of the word kamilos, rope, existing, that represents evidence that Cyril made this word up. Then, we know from the two quotes that Cyril believes that the rope interpretation is more favorable to rich people than the camel interpretation.
So we have reason to believe that Cyril invented this word, and we know he thinks that the correct interpretation is softer for rich people, so it seems like a simple assumption that he invented the word to make the interpretation that's better for the rich more plausible.
What other reason would he have to invent a new word that happens to support his preferred interpretation?
> please record a video of yourself passing a rope in a needle's eye, and I will stand corrected.
This is irrelevant. As I showed in the quote, it is indisputable that Cyril thinks that there is some small hope for a rope to pass through the eye of a needle. Why he thinks this is beyond me, but it is clearly what he believes, per his own words.
> ‘camel’: he doesn’t mean the pack animal here, but the thick rope, with which sailors bind anchors. He shows that the situation isn’t absolutely permanent, but makes the matter extremely difficult for him in future, and for the present, close to and neighbouring on impossibility.
Cyril explicitly considers that replacing "camel" with "rope" changes the meaning of the passage from complete impossibility to something that is extremely hard but still conceivable. What more evidence do you need that this was the reason?