Among the following, which is the correct breakaway value for two drums?

• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. 3

Answer: (B)

Breakaway value is about how many release points must fail for the two-drum setup to separate cleanly. With two drums, there is just a single connection that has to give way for them to part, so the required breakaway is a single event. In general, if more drums were involved, you’d need additional breakaways equal to one less than the drum count, so two drums need one breakaway, three drums would need two, and so on. A value of zero would imply no release is needed, which isn’t the case here, and values larger than a single breakaway would require more releases than exist in this two-drum arrangement.