Here's the example that set the stake in my heart.Two foot effective length torque wrench.Six inch extension.One hundred ft/lbs indicated on wrench scale.Now I know it takes a 50 lb pull to get that 100 lb indicated.I also know that my wrench and extension together act just like a solid bar,there's no magic happening at the juncture of the two.Therefore,a 50 lb pull on a 2.5 foot lever equals 125 ft/lbs of torque.Frank's formula predicts 125 ft/lbs. My POS predicts 150 ft/lbs.Somehow 50 lbs on a 2 foot lever does not equal 100 lbs. on a 1 foot lever.
A winch out the door cost $1000 tax included. The tax rate was 10%
How much did the winch cost before tax? x+.1x=1000 or $909.09 not $1100. $1000+10% of $1000 and not $1000-10%of 1000 (900)
100 ft lbs of torque delivered via 2' torque wrench = 100 lbs on a 1 foot lever. KISS. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" />
Anyway, 4 guys drinking beer and are running low, I'll fly if you buy says one. The other three each chip in $10 for beer and munchies. The total at the store was $25. The driver then gives $1 to each of the three who chipped in and put $2 in is pocket.
Well do the math, each guy chipped in $10 and got $1 back each giving $9 apiece, for a total of $27 and the driver kept $2, for a combined total of $29. Where did the other buck go?
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The first (winch) is real math, the second (munchies) is fuzzy math.
Math doesn't lie, just follow the axoms.
BTW God can be proven mathematically, Rent the movie Pie. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />
