> > If both ends of the rope are moving, there is
> > NO mechanical advantage, only a direction change
> > plus loss due to friction.
> >
> > de Tom N4KG
Correct you are! The minute Lightweight Larry begins his fateful upwards
journey, the whole equation changes. Any downwards tension beyond his
weight disappears in that situation.
"And then, while I was laying there looking up at the bottom of the
barrel, I let go of the rope..."
73, Ward N0AX
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