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Old 12-17-2017, 04:37 PM   #6
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by Avwriter View Post
Just for the sake of argument, there is a difference between bending and being bent. I did not get the sense from j.p.s. that the unit was flexible, just very slightly curved.
Correct. It seems at least somewhat stiff. I am not inclined to explore how flexible it might be.

Just this week on the 'Science Friday' radio show, it was mentioned that a curved surface increases stiffness. An example given was folding a piece of pizza to avoid it drooping.
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