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broken branch -- will it heal after lashing?

lol, cat jumped into this plant while i was doing something in the other room.
 
major branch broke off. i put a drop of water on the wound and then tied it back together tightly with string.
i did it less than an hour after the injury. maybe even less than half an hour.
 
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will the branch survive? taking bets  :D
 
Look good to me. Maybe tie some more up higher (I'm looking at the two fat nodes); you'd get better leverage on the weight of the branch if there was a higher point of contact. Recall moment-arms! 
 
As an aside, some plants do well when a split like this happens (not peppers lol). Hedges used to be made using splits like that one.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoprVhpOKIk&t=4s
 
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