Ladder

Overturning — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 48 kNW = 120 kNmiddle third: ±0.42 mresultant at 1.20 mrestoring 150 kNmoverturning 144 kNmfactor 1.04

    Weight is the only thing resisting it

    A structure that is strong enough everywhere can still be blown over, and nothing in its material properties has any part in whether it is. The whole answer is a weight and a width — and the failure begins long before anything tips, at the moment one edge stops pressing down.

    rung 1 · equilibrium

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