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Originally Posted by tubman
I have always been amazed at discussions like this. Here's a crankshaft that can take the firing impulses running in an engine for 90-100K miles, and some prople wwill think it will bend sitting on a floor? Give me a break!
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Gravity is considerably weaker than the forces that hold matter together. The nuclear force being the greatest. You would think the bonds of the molecules in the metal would be many orders of magnitude greater than the pull of gravity on a small tab.
Perhaps it the tab was over a foot then with time it could sag under its weight, and long distance to its connection to the shaft!