[Elfsea] thrones

[Glen Wilkerson]

Those bridges are built as as an engineering exercise / competition to get
the maximum load on the lightest structure, and the weight is placed very
carefully and very slowly, in absolute opposition to the way a tired fighter
throws himself into his chair after coming off the list field...

Alaric

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Sitton <jane.sitton at radioshack.com>
To: 'elfsea at ansteorra.org' <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: [Elfsea] thrones


>Hmmm... I seem to recall the bridges they built of balsa held a great deal
>of weight.  How does this translate to being fragile?
>
>Madelina
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Threlkeld [mailto:rjt at softwareinnovation.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:42 AM
>To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
>Subject: RE: [Elfsea] thrones
>
>
>It is light, but much too fragile. You could use it as core
>material, but not as the basis for the chair.
>
>Caelin
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