Re: Why does measuring tape bend one way?

From: ošin (ošin_at_ragnarok.com)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:13:31 -0800

> Why does metal measuring tape easily bend one way but not the other?

It is because the material of the tape flexes but does not compress.

Hmmmm. Why does your knee bend in one direction easier than the other? Why
does a barbed arrow head go into your eye easier than it comes out? And why
is it so much easier to stir milk into your coffee than out of your coffee?

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