Rope making from Egyptians onward

[Tom Dunlap]

The science of ropes is interesting...at least to a nerd like me

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25019/

 

[Fairfield]

nice find.

 

[moray]

Yes, nice find, Tom. But I have to agree with some of the blog comments about the imprecise language, perhaps due to translation. But the takeaway message is that there is a lot of very interesting math in rope behavior, and a lot of it is accessible to mere mortals like us.