I’d love to see the experiment done with a very flexible bike chain, which can’t change length unlike other kinds. As well as that it’d be fascinating to see what happens if you could propel the chain up from the bottom to start it off, just for comparison.
I remain unconvinced about any lever effect making a difference, but I’ve really enjoyed thinking about the problem these past few days.
(, Thu 2 Sep 2021, 17:15, Reply)