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xnx • yesterday at 3:03 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Different forces: expansive (Roadster) vs compressive (OceanGate). This makes some logical sense since fibers/strands/ropes are good for tensile strength vs. compressive forces.


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benji-york • yesterday at 6:12 PM

I guess this is the ultimate version of "you can't push a rope".