FYKOS Year 27 Series 3 Problem 5 — mig-mig! · FYKOS 27 #27.3.5
Physics · mechanics
Problem
A poor hungry coyote wants to catch the devilish Road Runner and he prepared the following trap to snare him: onto a sturdy rope he fastened a 500 ton anvil and he shall throw it over a branch so that it would hang over the road and he will wait. How many times does he need to make the rope go around the branch so that he can hold it there just using his own weight? Assume that the weight of the rope is negligible compared to the weight of the coyote.