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  • Feb 16, 2009, 09:16 PM
    GeeWizzed
    Pulling A Rope
    What is it about the nature of rope that allows you to pull it straight but you can't push it straight from the hind end?
  • Feb 17, 2009, 10:51 AM
    ebaines

    A rope can take tension, but not compression. There are other things that behave the opposite - for example a stack of blocks behaves well under compression but not tension.

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