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Same yardstick, same material, but a big difference in both stiffness and the amount of load it can support without breaking/collapsing. What is the moral of this story?

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Same yardstick, same material, but a big difference in both stiffness and the amount of load it can support without breaking/collapsing. What is the moral of this story?

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To stiffen a structure like a yardstick on an armchair, increase its “thickness” as measured in the direction of the applied load.

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