Collections: The Nitpicks of Power, Part II: Falling Towers (opens in new tab)

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8 pointswchar_t3y ago1 comments

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> He then shoots a fire arrow at the ropes (!?) holding up (!?) the watchtower, which then collapses, bringing down the whole fort

Clearly architects in the Second Age discovered tensegrity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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8 pointswchar_t3y ago1 comments

> He then shoots a fire arrow at the ropes (!?) holding up (!?) the watchtower, which then collapses, bringing down the whole fort

Clearly architects in the Second Age discovered tensegrity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse