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| Keywords: string tennis racquets angle close up closeup pentax art pentaxart cc0 darktable Much like a suspension or cable-stayed bridge, strings in tension are what make a tennis racquet functional. It is surprising that something as flexible as a string can have so much strength and hold so much force. The same concept used in bridges and tennis racquets is also used in musical instruments. Pianos an guitars use strings under tension to allow them to be used to make wonderful music. Why is it that bicycle wheels use metal spokes rather than strings? The spokes are under tension so that the wheel does not simply collapse. Could not wheels be made with strings? Would not wheels with strings rather than metal spokes be lighter and more aerodynamic? Could stringed wheels be made of highly durable carbon fiber/kevlar string? I guess it is a good thing I am not a structural engineer. Much like a suspension or cable-stayed bridge, strings in tension are what make a tennis racquet functional. It is surprising that something as flexible as a string can have so much strength and hold so much force. The same concept used in bridges and tennis racquets is also used in musical instruments. Pianos an guitars use strings under tension to allow them to be used to make wonderful music. Why is it that bicycle wheels use metal spokes rather than strings? The spokes are under tension so that the wheel does not simply collapse. Could not wheels be made with strings? Would not wheels with strings rather than metal spokes be lighter and more aerodynamic? Could stringed wheels be made of highly durable carbon fiber/kevlar string? I guess it is a good thing I am not a structural engineer. | ||||
