Crissa
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But that's because they know it's not capable of more rigidity. Saying 'it's designed to flex' is misleading. Every structure has to accept flexing at some level. The ladder frame is incapable of more rigidity and strength, so it has to tolerate more flex.Not really true. They know it will flex and they design it to accomodate that. By distributing the flexing more evenly, and avoiding "hinge points", the metal fatigue can be minimized.
Even so, that means it will fail sooner rather than later. And is capable of less. It's a compromise.
-Crissa
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