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		lookACamel on Sept 4, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Which weight will lift first as the rope is pulled... What if T >> 30 right from the start. Don't they all rise at once?

leif on Sept 4, 2010 [–]

It's slightly foolish to think about such an idealized scenario, but I believe that the answer is no, until mass A rises fully, the rope can still slide around masses B and C without needing to apply its tension to moving them upward.

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