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Self weight buckling — 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. the buckleits own weightlargest at the basei = 40 mm32 mi = 60 mm43 mi = 80 mm52 mi = 120 mm68 mi = 200 mm95 mthe height it falls over atq L³/EI = 7.835a cube root — twice the shape buys 59%

    Too tall for nothing but itself

    Every critical load on this site so far has been applied at the top of a column. A mast carries a load that is zero at the top and largest at the base, the governing equation stops being harmonic, and the answer comes out as a number with no π in it — along with a maximum height that is almost the same for steel, aluminium and wood.

    rung 1 · stability

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