If you can't resist sliding, then increasing your arm strength means you'll just pull yourself forward. Since sliding friction is often proportional to weight, tug-of-war on many surfaces is simply a contest over who's heavier. The strongest team in the world would lose a tug-of-war with a six-year-old and a sack of bricks, as long as the sack had a firm grip.
A paper analyzing the immune systems of several "elite tug-of-war players" [3] The paper notes that "Few studies have been done to examine the effects of [the] tug-of-war sport on physiological responses," which seems likely enough to me. The ultimate tensile strength of cast iron is about megapascals MPa , so we can use a simple formula to figure out how many players would be needed to break one. Two teams of 25 people [4] I originally wrote 25 people total, forgetting that two people pulling with units of force each will produce units of tension on the rope, not !
Thank you for Gordon McDonough for pointing this out. An inch-thick iron bar could be torn in half by teams of people, [5] People often play tug-of-war with their dogs. Going by weight alone, 30 humans would probably be about evenly matched against dalmatians.
It's hard to have a tug-of-war with something thicker than about 2 inches. Since you're not allowed to install handles on the rope, [6] Or wrap it around your hand, for reasons which will become clear if you read some of the articles on tug-of-war injuries. While " people" may be the limit for plain iron bars, there are much stronger substances out there.
That's right! It's time to participate in that centuries-old game known as tug of war. You'll need a few players to start. Split up into teams of comparable size. Find a rope…or something similar to tug upon. Mark the center of the rope with a marker or some tape. Also mark a center line on the ground as the starting point for the center of the rope. You can use tape, paint, a stick, chalk, or something similar.
Measure the same distance from the center of the rope on each side and mark it with a flag or a strip of cloth. Depending upon how far you want the winning team to have to pull the other team, you can make this distance as short or as long as you want it to be. Assign someone to be the judge and start pulling! Did you know that tug of war has rules? When you play an informal game, you can make up as few or as many rules as you want. Some competitions do not allow people to wrap the rope around their arm, for example.
In official competitions, though, you have to abide by the TWIF's international rule book, which you can read when you click here. Do you think strategy plays into tug of war at all? Or is it simply a contest of brute strength? Give it some thought and discuss this question with a friend or family member. What elements of strategy could play into a tug of war contest? Did you get it? Test your knowledge. Wonder Words wage commander archaeologist decisive tussle supremacy associated variation camp toss train phrase mud summer battle strength balloon military Take the Wonder Word Challenge.
Join the Discussion. Ry West and Nol Nov 9, Niko C May 23, May 25, Very true! Thanks for checking out this Wonder! Oct 16, Patrick Bury Nov 17, Physics fact: The number of people on each side of the rope does not matter and does not decide the winner. In fact, the team that wins is the one that can produce the largest force parrallel to the surface on which they are playing.
Nov 18, Jun 23, Yup dis fake, dis inaccurate, dis take down now. Jun 17, May 3, Maria Apr 3, It dont madder it just needs to be a even number that's all. Departments may have two teams, however before they can advance in competition, those two teams must face off to represent the major. If the department has two teams, players may not switch teams after the play off.
Aug 14, PM. Howard Gerritsen M. Inane Q. What governing authority? If in the military, the rules are set by the boss, on the spot. Dec 20, PM. Wayne Roberts. It is very much a team game, with the team either pulling or digging in together. Nov 21, PM. Nov 6, PM. Morton Bartlett. Competition Tug O War on the board is 5 as i have competed.
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