"Nick" wrote in message
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On 26/05/2017 11:29, Rod Speed wrote:

A lot of them don't have one definite answer.

Only for those who dont have a clue about the basics.

No. John Rumm is clearly right in his criticism of the Butcher's Hook.

I think with the butcher's hook one I would look at the most likely failure
mode, which would be bending of the horizontal rail, for which the best
solution is the hook closest to the ceiling support. But I agree that the
question needs to be more specific about what failure you are trying to
avoid.