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Shackles and the sheriff of Shipley 21-Apr-2011 At 3:05:53 PM hotgemini

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On 21/04/2011 RNM wrote:
>Or, using the numbers that Linze gave us...
>
>>... what no one seems to actually be able to clear up is how much
>>differece does it make??... ...is one person in a party of tewo gonna
>make much >difference??... ...does anyone have a realistic idea of HOW
>MUCH diference it >makes??
>
>Ahem. Ah, I think that would be twice as much difference... let's check
>that... does one climber plus one climber equal two?! Anyone? Can anyone
>confirm that one plus one equals two? Does anyone have a realistic idea
>of HOW MUCH diference it makes if one person plus one extra person lowers
>on the rope, with the rope directly through the anchor?!
>
>Oh my goodness. That means the anchor wears at least twice as fast!
>So, you could halve the life of the anchor! Seem like a big difference?
> What if we applied that to your pay... you only get paid half as much...
>not so cool. Or your life... you only get to live half as long... definitely
>not cool.
>
>Wow, maths is amazing!

Sorry, could you explain that again I couldn't follow your logic/maths. Maybe it would help if you defined a new unit of measurement?