Originally Posted by
cccorlew
...My current voodoo, which I admit is voodoo, is latex tubes. I'm sure I've just been lucky lately, but haven't flatted with them yet. My friends have elaborate reasons explaining why...
Elaborate? Me?
where:
E is the Young's modulus (modulus of elasticity)
F is the force exerted on an object under tension;
A0 is the original cross-sectional area through which the force is applied;
ΔL is the amount by which the length of the object changes;
L0 is the original length of the object.