Quote (card_sultan @ Mar 28 2017 10:54pm)
Rigid enough to transfer tension from one end to the other, just look at that spring - the entire length is acting as one solid segment:o
A child's toy is not a mechanical function , maybe you think so because your dad was trying to explain that lump of coal you received at Christmas was actually a fun toy.
When I say constant tension, i mean the force goes from one end through to the other , not that the force is the same on each coil
In a slinky - this force is segmented into just the next coil, not transferred throughout the entire length.
Proof? J/k i know there is no proof of gravity, its all simply faith.
:rofl:
i mean i understand the "constant tension" confusion, at least that was in the definition you posted, even if you conveniently ignored the "or absorbs movement" and dodged it for like 10+ pages, again, from the definition you posted.
but even you can't deny you pulled the "must serve a mechanical function" part straight out of your ass. In no way does something need to serve a mechanical function to operate or be defined as a spring, at all. you can not in any way justify this argument. you created it to dodge, plain an simple.
queue weird toy jokes and more horse dung that contradicts not only the definition you posted but your former posts.
This post was edited by thesnipa on Mar 29 2017 08:26am