Re: How do you draw a straight line?

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From: Thomas Clarke
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 13:01

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How about the carpenter's chalk line?
Stretch a string coated with chalk dust where you
want the line to be and then give it a snap. leaving a
linear chalk mark.

You should be able to asymptotically approach a straight
line.  Let string tension go to infinity, let chalk dust
size go to zero, and let amplitude of snap go to zero.
--
Thomas Clarke
Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central FL
12424 Research Parkway, Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32826
(407)658-5030, FAX: (407)658-5059, clarke@acme.ucf.edu

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