Re: Some Solstice in the Weeds

[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek.com>]

Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:49:43 GMT, Phil Payne wrote

>In message <970324140817_-1873157588@emout07.mail.aol.com>
STEADIRIC@aol.com writes:
>> >I am also of the understanding
>> >that springs, by definition are part of sprung weight, not unsprung weight,
>> >which makes me question the logic further.
> 
>> Bzzzzzttttttt  50% of the spring is unsprung.
>
>I thought that.
>
>Then I wondered about harmonics, and wondered if it wasn't better to treat the 
>spring as totally unsprung since that better reflected the limits of its 
>behaviour.

Trust your intuition on this one.

>Then I remembered the torque wrench extender discussion, and thought better of 
>saying anything.

Discretion is the better part of valor. Darn.

DeWitt Harrison   de@aztek.com
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq