Spingebill on Nostr: A hanging cable always forms a catenary, as long as it has unchanging mass ...
A hanging cable always forms a catenary, as long as it has unchanging mass throughout. I figure that if the mass were distributed unevenly in a particular way (like maybe it's heavier near the ends?) it could hang as a circle
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