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Denis Weaire1
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
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Citation Denis Weaire 1997 Phys. World 10 (9) 76
DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/10/9/31
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This enduring annual ritual features one of the traditional icons of elementary mechanics. Determining the fate of the ladder when placed at an angle ϕ to the floor is easy, at least when you've described it for the thirteenth consecutive year.