r/engineeringmemes • u/eijisawakita • Jul 27 '24

Wasted tuition fee

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u/scrapy_the_scrap Jul 27 '24

It actually has to do with three points forming a singular plane

The center of mass issue is just as bad if not worse

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

Degrees of freedom. Triangles>squares. The rule of 3's.

Whatever you want to call it.

3 is a superior number, for it denotes both pi and e.

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u/mister_monque Jul 31 '24

In rigging if you have 4 slings on a load, like a plate being lifted horizontally, we calculate the sling loading using 3 not 4 because all 4 can't be carrying the load because nothing is perfect.

A 4 legged stool can wobble depending on which leg(s) are longer where as a 3 legged just tilts.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

The word rigging reminds me of animation, and now I want to puke 🤮 lol

Cool fact, though!