Watch the Mythbusters video where they raise the boat with 30,000 ping pong balls... The tabs are strong in tension, probably very weak in compression. The weld is weak in bending, watch how easily he snaps them off. -Curt
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is interesting body work >I don't get how those flimsy looking tabs can be so strong. Grasshopper, Go check out "God is my Co-Pilot" from your govmnt welfare bookstore (library) and read the part about raising a plane from the bottom of the river. many hands make light work. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com