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Colin Charman
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I am in Austria on a walking holiday, Why are the pylons on ski lift's not vertical? I only have A level physics but surely centre of gravity and gravitational force must put tremendous pressure on the back of the pylon, as it will naturally want to lean fwd. My friend says this is just good mechanics and physics and that it wouldn't fall fwd because of tension in wires that pull cars. That don't make sense to me. Have they just engineered it so it won't fall over i.e. Big foundations, the lean of the pylons makes pulling cars easier up the hill? Any help appreciated
Colin
Colin