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Climber injured in bluies after 30m fall 2/Jan/13 22-Jan-2013 At 1:28:15 PM Climboholic
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Jrc and Jacob make me realise how much I take my knowledge of simple physics for granted as it's related to climbing. I've observed over 10 years of climbing that engineers tend to be over-represented in climbing. I previously thought it was because of psychological parallels that attract this personality type to the activity, but now I realise it's just because they understand why they aren't going to die, whereas some others don't.

Jrc, you are making some very big and fundamental mistakes with units (force-Newtons, energy-Joules, etc) and prefixes (kilo=1000). For example, using your incorrect (static) equation for force m*g*FF = 80*10*2 = 1600N or 1.6kN (not 16kN). You could do a course in basic dynamics or just trust the basic guidlines climbers are taught will keep you safe.

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