broken branch -- will it heal after lashing?

[sinensis]

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.
 

 

 

 
will the branch survive? taking bets 

 

[CaneDog]

Put me down for five on "makes it."

 

[karoo]

I'll vote yes!

 

[moruga welder]

for sure !   

 

[rghm1u20]

no bet for me, but my answer is yes, I saw with my own eyes, and not only once

 

[shooter]

Yes same problem I used match sticks as a splint was fine

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

will the branch survive? taking bets 

 
Pencil   

    in for 20 bucks it does!

 

[wrinklenuts]

It will be ok.

 

[alkhall]

I had worse splits mend, that one does not look too bad at all.

 

[Pledger]

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