Harry the painter swings year after year from his boson’s chair. His weight is 500 N and rope unknown to him, has a breaking point of 300 N. One day Harry is painting near a flagpole, and for a change, he ties the free end of the rope to the flagpole instead of to his chair. What happens to Harry?

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Harry the painter swings year after year from his boson’s chair. His weight is 500 N and rope unknown to him, has a breaking point of 300 N. One day Harry is painting near a flagpole, and for a change, he ties the free end of the rope to the flagpole instead of to his chair. What happens to Harry?

 

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