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Since you know, computers are famously bad at iterating. (Hint: they are not)
> Because the calculation requires iteration (i.e., the answer cannot be found simply by plugging in the known quantities), I had thought this was impractical. Since you know, computers are famously bad at iterating. (Hint: they are not)
TL;DR - because the wire attachment point is usually to the rear of the center of gravity.
And it's hard to fix without poking something through the wall that you probably want to keep pristine, because glass weighs a lot. Unless you modify the frame. Or screw into the top of the frame. Or loads of options that aren't taken for one reason or another because "the frame has a wire across it" is utterly dominant.
TL;DR - because the wire attachment point is usually to the rear of the center of gravity.
And it's hard to fix without poking something through the wall that you probably want to keep pristine, because glass weighs a lot. Unless you modify the frame. Or screw into the top of the frame. Or loads of options that aren't taken for one reason or another because "the frame has a wire across it" is utterly dominant.
The tension on cable strung between two points is a function of the weight pulling down on it, and the reciprocal of the sine of the angle the cable makes where the weight hooks on. For it to be straight, the latter becomes infinite...
TL;DR - because the wire attachment point is usually to the rear of the center of gravity.
Could it be this simple?
I guess OP did some research but perhaps wasn't exhaustive and didn't want to generalise to below the equator. People write funny and quirky things. I'm glad things like archive.org exist to save the quirkiness for future generations.
This sentence is very funny to me: "Most people in the Northern Hemisphere hang their pictures on a wall." I guess OP did some research but perhaps wasn't exhaustive and didn't want to generalise to below the equator. People write funny and quirky things. I'm glad things like archive.org exist to save the quirkiness for future generations.