Inferno wrote:Yay! Math nerd to the rescue!
Zhym wrote:Arthfael
"Kiri, step west," he says. "Everyone else, make way for her or stay put."
...If Inferno is using actual fulcrum force calculations, then Zahra moving 2.5' to the west should be enough to shift the balance...
Fyi, there's a minor typo above. You call Kiri a "her." Then mention that Zahra (not Kiri) is moving west. Please correct your IC post when you get the chance.
Thanks!
Oh, right. He, not she.
The thing with Zahra is based on a different assumption about the mechanics. Assuming distance doesn't matter, Kiri shifting west (and everyone making room for her) is the easiest way to shift the balance quickly but not too extremely. If everyone's effect on the balance is weight x distance, then Zahra moving 2.5' to the west will shift the balance if everyone else stays put.
If the mechanic is weight x distance where "distance" is which square someone is standing on...well, a small shift can make a huge difference, so I'm not sure what to do with that. Right now, the balance is 678 lbs west vs. 812 lbs east. If Zahra steps over to the next block west, her weight gets multiplied by 10 in the calculation and suddenly it's 2300 lbs vs. 812 lbs! So, maybe someone lighter could step east, and...well, it gets messy.
Also, I'm sort of assuming people listen to Arthfael and do what he suggests. Garrin and Mako are already on record as running west, but there are people in their way and they can barely make it to the other side of the fulcrum anyway.
The best way to balance the teeter-totter under the mechanics you stated is for Arthfael and Kiri to swap places. That will result in a very slight 7.5 lb tilt to the west. Can I update my post to have Arthfael suggest that?