Registered: 09/23/02
Posts: 294
Loc: The State of Jefferson
Jim, I get the angle thing (old theatre rigger here) and that's my point. The angle will change under load since the whole thing is elastic. Small changes in length can cause large changes in angle and so load. Also there's impact loading as you move around. All that said, you're right "a tremendous amount of force".
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