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07-09-2013, 08:23 AM | #16 |
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Aw, think of all the disappointment out there in all those conch communities
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07-10-2013, 05:32 AM | #17 |
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It's a catenary.
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07-10-2013, 08:11 AM | #18 |
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So named for the cat-that-ate-the-canary
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07-10-2013, 05:13 PM | #19 |
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so. close.
but, it's not. at one time, that would also have been my first guess. As it stands, the curve is a parabola, not a catenary curve. Here's the explanation.
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07-11-2013, 05:50 AM | #20 |
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Interesting. I really didn't think it was a catenary since it had the concrete loading it.
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