Calculating Force Needed to Pull Bungee Taught

[berkeman]

I wanted to keep going, but the wife got scared. We were next to a highway.

Please don't try this. When this wire breaks it turns into an unpredictable flying Ginsu knife that could maim or kill someone.

Private land owner... but who knows.

Okay, this has gone on long enough. There have been several reports of safety concerns in this thread, and not knowing the actual application prevents us from proposing safer alternatives. Thread will remain closed.

@fascinated -- if you need a long straight line, the laser is the way to go. Please keep laser safety considerations in mind, though, to ensure that nobody is exposed to laser light at any level that can cause eye damage.