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Re: Mechanical question
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 02:39:22 GMT
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Michael Aaron Finch <goblintrain@uswest.NOMORESPAMnet>
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It makes for more.  Don't ask me why, it just does.  It kind of reminds me of a great old banjo player i know.  When i asked him to break down
the way he used his picking hand he said, impatiently, "WHAT'S THERE TO SHOW?!  EITHER U JUST PICK UP THE DAMN THING AND DO IT LIKE THIS OR
YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO PLAY!"
      now, i don't mean to say that your question deserves such a harsh response, but i am giving u the same answer: which is, I DONT KNOW how to
explain it, its just that way! :)

Michael Aaron
Jon Shemitz wrote:

> Laurentino Martins wrote:
> 
> > Also important in all this is the distance the tracks are apart. The further apart the less friction they have, since the radius is larger.
> > Same happens with wheels.
> 
> Why is this? The further apart they are, the greater r*cos(theta) is
> going to be for any given theta. Seems like that would make for more
> turning resistance, not less.
> 
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  Re: Mechanical question
 
(...) Why is this? The further apart they are, the greater r*cos(theta) is going to be for any given theta. Seems like that would make for more turning resistance, not less. (27 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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