The WHIP STOP, sometimes called 'cable socks', are an improved and far safer version of the traditional whip check. The WHIP STOP has a unique design that prevents the very real and unpredictable whipping of a high pressure hose during failure.The real genius behind these new designs is the woven steel that grips and tightens over a large area of the hose as it suppresses and confines the hose that has ruptured.