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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389D0754.5C6ED094@...ager.net>) wrote at 05:32:04 (...) The weight of the train will deflect the carpet pile downwards, and the fibres will tend to move in a circular motion vertically, like reeds in the wind. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Tony Priestman wrote: <direction of pile determines the direction of motion...> Makes a great deal of sense to me. How, how about Berber, which doesn't really have a defined direction.... here I think that it has to do with floor slope. (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Sure does, in fact, the track is indeed sliding in the direction of least resistance of the rug which makes perfect sense from a physics perspective. I am surprised that the train (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389D99DF.DDE343DF@...ager.net>) wrote at 15:57:19 (...) Nah. It's far more complicated than that. It has to do with the longitudinal centre of gravity of the train, and the direction of travel, in relation to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) None of the above - yer all wrong. All o' ya. ;) It's the wind. K.M. (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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