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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (51664)	6/2/2000 12:33:00 PM
From: CharleyMike	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

OOOOOoooooops. Lather, if the contact area gets larger and the gross vehicle weight is static, the pressure per square inch decreases due to the same amount of weight being distributed over a larger area.

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (51664)	6/2/2000 6:34:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<I know locomotives are heavy mothers. Like those articulated jobbies that came just before diesel electrics. Five hundred tons wet, if mammary serves.>> Ain't it amazing those big diesel electrics do the same as hand cranks on the old telephones. Same on large ships. <<But those had very large wheels, and I would allow that the contact patch between wheel and rail grows proportionally. So pressure probably goes up some but not a whole lot. From 12 gauge to, say, 45 auto. <g> >> Got one for you smart guy. I don't remember the answer but I remember that a woman in high heels, puts many times the pressure in PSI as an elephant does on the flooring. It was like 100 times.