i did adjust layers for B'Fly to hook thanx.
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i never could draw, always jealous brother could freely. Wanted to show shwat i see in rope mechanics of knots , rigging and tree felling.
i started my home brew drawing explanation a number of times, but seems more convoluted than knot explanations..
>>Old flash for tool but some strategies could be done w/other tools
>>uses vectors with few control points to get curves to flow
>>it is all masked layers within a base layer, then any host goes under that, then over that at 80% transparency, then an above layer(of layers)
>>books show to fit masked puzzle pieces tightly together, i just make a base layer and postage stamp fix over here and there
All ropes are white, internal glow to kill flat white and get round look, then external glow around to get shadow, put on black so shadow don't show unless over something
So parts now white and black shading to use here and there, if tint for usage tints even shadows red etc.
>> but remove Green and Blue reveals/leaves Red from full RGB of white and doesn't change black shadows that have no RGB
After that it gets complicated.
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The original "Conserving Pulley Forces for More Output" theme is to show Truckers etc. as a tool, with different usage styles and different views how things work inside knot internals unseen. That they are same handful of principles under same forces in same materials. So see relevance in working rope usages as simply other tools/examples especially away from static forms of standing termination, coupling or internal binding to more dynamic usage and legally knot of : Truckers, Poldo, Parbuckle, Muenter, Friction Hitches slide adjust and even descending in arbo DdRT with Friction Hitches etc. show more and more that other dynamic usage rope tools of controlling loaded motion as pulley and bollard have lessons in same forces with same materials. And, pretty isolated/specialized lessons on arcs at high and low controlling frictions range that knots fall between. Other simple mechanix rope devices are part of the rope mechanics of many working knot workplaces. And all under the same simple but pervasive rule set.
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Here are some of my other fave notes/usages of this wonderful Trucker's Hitch tool, hopefully in a modular principle form where different modular parts can be realized in other rope toolings as well.

The conserving of more of total inventory of personal forces and places to impose them to a larger output on each end, that is now matched in this 'closed' system. Unlike pulley, Trucker systems where pull one end only where the outputs don't match.
The inset of effort inside the system for 4x each end output also works very well with the hitch auto lock
>>at stand still the upper part of hitch is tenser and hitch locks,
>>but as pull input becomes greater input it releases some with dragging frictions
>>effort inset to 4x has a push lifting some of the frictions drag off w/the 2nd hand in the backwards pulled hitch/but still crossing phase of pulling into system
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Special love for the Chinese Windlass / Differential example of rope mechanics, ingenuity and cultural insight.
Machines can manipulate the Distance x Effort input to different reciprocal Distance/Effort quantities of same potential
>>as like frozen lemonade, can have concentrated to high pucker power or dilute to further distance of less pucker power
>>but always same quantity of total pucker force potential >>assume some loss at any conversion
Pressurized air has the same amount of molecules in a smaller, denser packed space. Mechanical force is simply same.
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So for more physical force, input more distance x same effort into a smaller output with machine, larger arc into smaller arc.
>>So the more 'linear'/'western' typical mind was to build bigger and bigger to large hamster cage inputs to smaller shaft
>>so much force mite have one on other side to help and balance force thru shaft, bigger, bigger seemed like only answer

In capstans saw this too, put as long poles in holes as could, but then can have more peoples on them too, but in lesser leverage, inner positions!
>>note here harbor usage to drag in ship whatever and also by using chain, just another flexible device by manufacture, not necessarily material
>>also note the important tailer man on ground to take the 'purchase' of chain from system load side to control side
>>moving and/or tensioning loaded side
>>this is my imagery of final Nip final ballast against leverage reduced tension form load in knots to maintain tension thru system
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http://www.crasterhistory.org.uk/Walks/Capstan/Capstan-Pre-1906a.jpgNowadays for some stuff might have constant velocity electric capstan spinning and rope just kinda sitting loosely around spinning capstan
>>until tailer asserts tension backwards thru line, then capstan will start pulling rope and feeding to him/her as long as tailer keeps tension as final ballast
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The Orient, investigated the opposite end of this theory eventually.
Found is so true that the exchange for effort vs. distance reciprocals to same sum total can be converted between input/output
(1st class lever does have very key ballast against self and reverse direction mechanic different than rest)
>>that even if you feed some output, as also take some back up to change the total input/output ratio the principle still freakin' works even as bends around this counter-intuitive turn !!!
>>voila : don't need larger and larger to huge for more power >>Differential !
>>AND gives 2 legs of support to the load
Amazing ! And culturally, their medicine, fighting, cooking, philosophy etc. seems to go the same clean way, as to give fresh meaning to word 'insight' !
