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See some solutions here: https://pavetool.com/collections/clamps-wall-paver-slab
Jul 24, 2025
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Six Pencil Puzzle
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I failed, and had to cheat. So there was no point in me responding and ruining the puzzle.
Jul 24, 2025
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Simple mass/scale puzzle
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Well I can't say I didn't ask for that... .
Jul 24, 2025
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So far nobody formalized it, so let it be me. Let me denote the mass on the left as ##m_1## and the mass on the right as ##m_2##. The...
Jul 24, 2025
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Yes. Now, can you demonstrate that in one diagram, without resorting to altering the scenario (the string) and then explaining that one?
Jul 23, 2025
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Oh. I see. And now I see why it has to be in Newtons, rather than in kg. The right diagram wouldn't make sense in kg.
Jul 23, 2025
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Jul 23, 2025
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I have been talking in kg since post 1. I didn't know I didn't introduce Newtons. Another explanation. I do not, no. Because this...
Jul 23, 2025
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I was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. You appear to be doubling-down on the assertion that a scale suspended from the...
Jul 23, 2025
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How does this relate to the diagram? I see only one instance of "10kg" in that formula, yet the digram contains two.
Jul 23, 2025
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And about sixth time I've said: "Sure. It's the same everywhere. Never doubted you." That's not what's being asked. What's being...
Jul 23, 2025
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I can't speak for physics classes, but that is in fact how it's done in engineering classes: cut the problem up literally and...
Jul 23, 2025
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No. It really would require 6lb of bananas for the a scale to read 6lb. I think we are talking past each other. Those 3 lb of bananas...
Jul 23, 2025
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I don't know how many times I can say that "I figured this out in the opening post". 1. Glue the left pulley and its cable together so...
Jul 23, 2025
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Or some sort of wedgy thing you can cobble together from wood scraps. Expect it to slip at some point, just to be safe.
Jul 23, 2025
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