Tossing

From: LordTyran <a2k_at_one.net>
Date: Thu May 20 17:45:08 1999

No, no, you're going about the whole thing wrong. Place them all facing
fordward with shims and duct tape holding them in the right position!

Kevin

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On Wed, 19 May 1999 Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com wrote:

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> >> The way to build a wall is to stack them not all the same way round. The
> most
> >> stable method is probably LRRLLRRLL..., but LRLRLR would probably work (L and
> R
> >> meaning Macs facing Left and Right respectively)
> >
> > LLRR wouldn't work. You'd have an unstable zigzag. LRLR is far more
> > optimal.
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> LLRR definitely wouldn't work. But LRLR will still tend to stray from the
> vertical because the sloping tops all slope the same way. That is why I
> suggested LRRL. This zigzag reverses the sideways displacement that occurs in
> each pair of layers, thus rising vertically and being therefore more stable than
> LRLR.
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> Philip.
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Received on Thu May 20 1999 - 17:45:08 BST