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Huygens sympathy

2019-02-06 18:00:05.676911+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Mind my Picasso… superyacht owners struggle to protect art, which I'm linking to only because of JWZ's observation:

Funny side note: due to Huygens sympathy, two guillotines on the deck of a superyacht will eventually synchronize!

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#Comment Re: Huygens sympathy made: 2019-02-07 02:07:47.374604+01 by: TheSHAD0W

Guillotines don't oscillate, so no, this won't happen.

Corpses on gallows, on the other hand...

#Comment Re: Huygens sympathy made: 2019-02-08 02:35:39.128564+01 by: Dan Lyke

We need pendulum powered guillotine.