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Re: Does your train layout move?
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 6 Feb 2000 16:21:02 GMT
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ...
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> If you run your hand over the rug, it will feel slightly rougher in one
> direction than in the other direction. The track will move in the same
> direction as when your hand is moving in the smooth direction. That's
> because the fibres are already lying in that direction, and will deflect
> further in the same direction.
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> Does this make sense?
> --
> Tony Priestman
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 creates enough lateral force to slide the
layout across the carpet. The fact that some of the track connections don't
come apart in the process also surprises me.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
http://members.tripod.com/mike_walsh
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 | | Re: Does your train layout move?
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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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