There is a tug-of-war taking place every minute of every day. On one side we have gravity, weighing in at 32.17 ft. at sea level. On the other side we have one, non-galvanized finishing nail, supporting a framed photograph of a ½ ton pick-up truck, with standard options.
Even without knowing
the tensile strength of the nail, I feel comfortable in projecting that over
time, gravity will be victorious. I say
that based on the wood fibers currently surrounding the nail ultimately
accumulating moisture, allowing the weight of the framed photograph of the ½ ton
pick-up truck, with standard options to eventually exert the weight at such an
angle as to allow the art work to slide in
downward direction, that being the same direction as the tug of the
gravitational pull.
Variables not calculated are the type, dimensions and weight of the frame, or the color of the truck.
1 comment:
Very True! I still wonder how castles and ruins from thousands of years ago are still standing today in Europe? Buildings and structures we build either fall down or we have to rebuild them or take down and build new. Nothing WE build has ever lasted that long as those ruins and castles. Supposedly we are smarter and have better tools - so what is the catch??
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