Timeline for Why I think tension should be twice the force in a tug of war
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| Apr 30, 2020 at 16:47 | comment | added | bruno | one molecule of the rope would feel a force to the left of 100N and a force to the right, also of 100N. Even though each of the pullers suffers 100N you could argue that the molecule suffers a total "tension" of 200N. But it is more convenient to define tension as 100N, i.e. the force that the molecule exerts on one of the pullers. | |
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| S Nov 27, 2016 at 16:02 | comment | added | ACuriousMind♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Oct 20, 2012 at 15:08 | history | answered | Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |