Re: (TFT) attributes STR

["Jay Carlisle" <selfinflicted_wounds@boardermail.com>]

>From "Modern Marvels; Nuts" on the History Chanel

it takes 300lbs in^2 to break the shell of a macadamia (the hardest). This is about eight times the force of the average mans grip.


>From "Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, 5th edition; Harry Parker"

moment of force = magnitude of force * moment arm

this seems to indicate that a HTH weapon (moment arm)should magnify a CHAR HTH dam (magnitude of force)rather than do a seperate damage spread 'in and of itself'. THAT weapon ability should be reserved for FIREARMS.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Carlisle" <selfinflicted_wounds@boardermail.com>
> To: tft@brainiac.com
> Subject: (TFT) attributes STR
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:34:56 +0800
> 
> 
> Okay here goes....
> 
> TFT ITL WEIGHT CARRIED pg. 35
> 
> For STR 1 this works as follows;
> 
> > STR = 1kg
> > x2 STR = 2kg
> > x3 STR = 3kg
> > x4 STR = 4kg
> > x5 STR = 5kg
> carry = 7kg
> lift = 10kg
> shift = 25kg
> 
> (anyone spot the trick with the numbers for lift/shift?)
> 
> Next I would like to remind yall of the following...
> 
> 1 Newton is the force needed to accelerate a 1kg mass 1m per sec^2
> 
> Then there is this from the Weapons Table (MUCH more on this later)...
> 
> Hatchet* 1d6 dam, 1kg weight.
> 
> This begs the question "What is a point of damage and can it be quantified?"
> 
> a little data here...
> 
> The Discovery Chanel has been running several VERY useful programs 
> here in the states. Of specfic note are Mythbusters, Fight Science 
> and the new Human Weapon. Last week on 'Human Weapon' in an episode 
> on Mui Thai (science of eight limbs) the following fact was 
> mentioned;
> 
>   A typical brick can withstand over 675ft lbs of force before 
> breaking. This is just at the limits of the force able to be 
> generated by the human hand.
> (my words here)
> 
> According to 'Fight Science' a Kali stick is swung with over 1200ft 
> lbs of force. In this system it's the weight (and length but that's 
> later) that matters so 1200/200 = 6
> 
> hmmmm
> 
> If I can say that 1pt of dam = about 200ft lbs of force, then.............
> 
> 1 ft lb = 1.356 joules
> 1 joule = 0.24 calories
> 1 BTU = 252 calories = 1,054 joules
> 1 watt = 3.4129... BTUs
> 
> and this brings up an intresting point. If energy equals power 
> times time and the power formula P=EQ/T is multiplied by time to 
> give energy, the equation then reads E(sub n)=EQT/T and time will 
> cancel out.
> Therefore energy is actually something that may do work if given a 
> chance but has no reference to time itself. This has implications 
> for scale, but for now...
> 
> remember that brick?
> 
> @1pt dam = 200ft lbs it takes 4pts dam to break the brick. Let's 
> see how this jibes...
> 
> TFT AM COMBAT WITH BARE HANDS, DAGGERS, CESTUS, OR CLUB pg. 21
> 
> So no chance to break a brick until STR11 and a gaurentied break at STR25
> 
> seems reasonable so far....
> 
> more later....
> 
> Jay
> 
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