Isaac
Member
I am relatively inexperienced in rigging so bear with me on this one.
My director would like to see an approx. 40lb object come crashing down from 15ft. (yet not hit the floor) on two pieces of 1/16 aircraft cable. I have been toying with the idea of using bungee cords to slow the travel at the end and prevent shock loading the cable too much.
I have some background in physics and so I have been looking for physical data but have failed to find anything useful.
So, my question is, is this at all a reasonable idea and if so how do I go about calculating the length of cord and validating that I won't overload my cable.
My director would like to see an approx. 40lb object come crashing down from 15ft. (yet not hit the floor) on two pieces of 1/16 aircraft cable. I have been toying with the idea of using bungee cords to slow the travel at the end and prevent shock loading the cable too much.
I have some background in physics and so I have been looking for physical data but have failed to find anything useful.
So, my question is, is this at all a reasonable idea and if so how do I go about calculating the length of cord and validating that I won't overload my cable.