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Post by Cybermortis on Nov 22, 2012 13:45:15 GMT
Hanging by a thread - meaning to be in a precarious situation.
I've heard this saying hundreds of time, but wonder quite how literally it can be taken.
Can you really hang from a thread? As in is their any sort of fabric that is strong enough to take the weight of a human for any length of time?
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Post by unavailable on Nov 22, 2012 16:31:08 GMT
Hanging by a thread - meaning to be in a precarious situation. I've heard this saying hundreds of time, but wonder quite how literally it can be taken. Can you really hang from a thread? As in is their any sort of fabric that is strong enough to take the weight of a human for any length of time? Spectra fiber might do it. Pound-for-pound it is 15 times stronger than steel. |
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Post by freegan on Nov 22, 2012 17:16:59 GMT
Hanging by a thread - meaning to be in a precarious situation. I've heard this saying hundreds of time, but wonder quite how literally it can be taken. Can you really hang from a thread? As in is their any sort of fabric that is strong enough to take the weight of a human for any length of time? I believe that the saying originates from the legend of the Sword of Damocles and means that one's fate hangs by a thread. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Nov 22, 2012 19:30:11 GMT
I guess they could test to see how large a sword a thread could hold as the 'small-scale' test. Would be a very simple rig to set up in the shop, and I think they have swords lying around.
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Post by blazerrose on Nov 24, 2012 8:05:39 GMT
Quite a few swords, IIRC, ranging from a katana up to a Claymore.
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