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Well, Chris, well hit. If you would have asked what tool I use to tighten specific nuts and bolts, I would have answered without hesitation "with a torque wrench... I didn't even come to think of it because I had some fixation in technical mechanics, being much more of theoretic issues.... so I used the term I was familiar with in old university days. Which uses , in german , the same word which is compound of the german torque wrench . Christopher Brown schrieb: > > A "Torque" is also known as a "Moment". I don't think > english is Matthias' first language, so we need to cut > him (and everyone else across the pond and south of > Florida) some slack... > > From: ScottBonis@ao*.co* | Block Address | Add to > Address Book > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:42:08 EDT > Subject: Re: Bungee Wings of Death > To: mat.voss@t-*.de* > CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com > > > > Hi Matt, > > You say << ...I thought the momentum created is > defined by force ( up or down) x > distance between where the force is applied and axis > of rotaion, which will be very close to the center of > gravity ( to be exact, to the meta-center in an > immersed body)... >> > > I believe what you have just defined is called > "Torque" and not "Momentum." > > Take care and dive safe, Scott > > Some weeks it's just not worth the effort to gnaw > through the restraints and scramble up out of the pit. > > > > In a message dated 9/26/01 4:27:34 AM Central Daylight > Time, mat.voss@t-*.de* writes: > > Subj: Re: Bungee Wings of Death > Date: 9/26/01 4:27:34 AM Central Daylight Time > From: mat.voss@t-*.de* (Matthias Voss) > To: kevin@So*.co* (Kevin Rottner) > CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Can you be more specific on this , Kevin ? > > I thought the momentum created is defined by force ( > up or down) x > distance between where the force is applied and axis > of rotaion, which > will be very close to the center of gravity ( to be > exact, to the > meta-center in an immersed body) > > So the closer the up and down forces are to the diver > , the less > momentum they create ( SS backplates, single bottle > wings, no oversize > wings) > > What did I not get right ? > > Matthias > > Kevin Rottner schrieb: > > 5. The bands hold the bladder closer to the diver, > closer to the center of > > gravity, this can effect roll, and making some > positions more difficult. > -- > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > http://phone.yahoo.com > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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