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I am not sure how to tell whether a clothes line loaded with wet laundry would be more likely to break if had a significant sag or if it had almost no sag at all.
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In summary, the tension of a rope determines when it will break. A rope with greater tension is more likely to break. This can be seen by comparing the tension created when a rope sags 1 cm versus 10 cm. The greater the sag, the less the tension and the more likely the rope is to break. This was illustrated by a story of students at Stanford who tore a window out of a wall by using all their might to increase the tension on a rope holding a heavy keg.
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What determines when the clothesline will break?
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how do you tell though
so the if a rope has greater tension, it will be more likely to break??
so the if a rope has greater tension, it will be more likely to break??
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Exactly. Assume the rope can supply a certain maximum tension (its breaking strength). Which situation requires greater tension?
Imagine a 3 m rope supporting a 10 kg mass hung in the center. Compare the tension created if the rope sags 1 cm versus sagging 10 cm. Which implies the greater rope tension?
Imagine a 3 m rope supporting a 10 kg mass hung in the center. Compare the tension created if the rope sags 1 cm versus sagging 10 cm. Which implies the greater rope tension?
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thank you so much or your help - so i hve found that the greater the sag, the less the tension and therefore the less the sag the more likely it is to break. Thanks again.
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I remember reading in a book that some student's at the author's school (Stanford) tied a rope between two windows and attached a keg to it. They used all their might to get the keg as high off the ground as possible (increasing the tension) and they ended up tearing the window out of the wall in the process!
Maybe that will help you to never forget this physical fact.
Maybe that will help you to never forget this physical fact.
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Wow - that made me laugh - I think that will help to remember - thank you
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