Re: A reply to Gross and a totally munda

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

>This sounds interesting Paul.  Now if my wife weighs 110 lbs., how far along
>the lever, ie. piece of scaffolding, would she have to be to get 330 lb.
>torque?  I have a long piece of galvanized pipe (6 ft. or so and I believe 
>1.25
>inches diameter) that used to be part of a Lord and Burnham (not sure of the
>spelling) greenhouse.  Certainly thick enough to take on this job.  Not sure
>about the sockets I have being able to take the strain, but I have a
>next-door-neighbour who's into the heavy duty gear and would probably like to
>see me sweat doing this.  Perhaps if I hold my wife by the waist (I like that
>part) and she jumps up and down on the bar it will be tight enough.  Should I
>worry about too much force?


She needs to stand 3 feet up the car...torque= radius X force...

330lbft=3 feet times 110 lbs





Michael Sheridan Williams

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