"Not forcing it" seems like a better description than calling it a "ripchord". Ripchord makes it seem like it was going somewhere great and they just stopped for some reason. That didn't happen. The jam had gone some interesing places but nothing really caught on. Seems like the best time to move on to the next song. That's musicianship.

In fact, they probably sound so tight on Sand because they (or maybe just Trey) listened to whatever was telling them in their heads it was time to move on.

This isnt just semantics either. This is an important distinction that lots of people don't get and this video is a good example of it.

Ripcord ripcord ripcord! Always wit da ripcord!