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majid_sabet
May 31, 2010, 12:35 AM
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beau wrote: Can someone direct me to a thread or article explaining the practical meaning of kilonewtons for climbers. I dont' understand the kilonewton ratings on my gear.
this thread just finished the 13th page which tells me many people are in the hole as you
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bill413
May 31, 2010, 1:03 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: beau wrote: Can someone direct me to a thread or article explaining the practical meaning of kilonewtons for climbers. I dont' understand the kilonewton ratings on my gear. this thread just finished the 13th page which tells me many people are in the hole as you
Not quite.
Many people think they are less "in the hole as you."
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ptlong
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bump
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jt512
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Bored?
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chadnsc
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That or he lost his porn.
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adatesman
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ptlong
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adatesman wrote: From this thread it appears that the force at the bottom of the arc (ignoring stretch) would be 3 * m * g.
Good one! But that analysis assumes zero for the initial kinetic energy. Ever done a running pendulum? King Swing maybe?
Keep up that poking moderator style you've adopted. It really becomes you.
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kriso9tails
Jun 1, 2010, 11:13 PM
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I heard that this places unnecessary forces on your anchors. The forces themselves aren't really an issue, but they can only be expressed properly in kilograms which, to my understanding, completely undoes all known concepts of physics. At that point you are fucked.
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LostinMaine
Jun 2, 2010, 6:04 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: beau wrote: Can someone direct me to a thread or article explaining the practical meaning of kilonewtons for climbers. I dont' understand the kilonewton ratings on my gear. this thread just finished the 13th page which tells me many people are in the hole as you
First rule of holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
Seems appropriate for this thread.
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curt
Jun 2, 2010, 7:55 PM
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LostinMaine wrote: majid_sabet wrote: beau wrote: Can someone direct me to a thread or article explaining the practical meaning of kilonewtons for climbers. I dont' understand the kilonewton ratings on my gear. this thread just finished the 13th page which tells me many people are in the hole as you First rule of holes - when you're in one, stop digging. Seems appropriate for this thread.
If you don't, I remember hearing that you'll eventually come out in China. 
Curt
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hafilax
Jun 2, 2010, 7:56 PM
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curt wrote: LostinMaine wrote: majid_sabet wrote: beau wrote: Can someone direct me to a thread or article explaining the practical meaning of kilonewtons for climbers. I dont' understand the kilonewton ratings on my gear. this thread just finished the 13th page which tells me many people are in the hole as you First rule of holes - when you're in one, stop digging. Seems appropriate for this thread. If you don't, I remember hearing that you'll eventually come out in China. Curt
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