My first contest!

Add it to the right end. It won't stretch. It's too cold in Antarctica.

Chris

 

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lol, this is funny!

 

At first I thought this was going to be a real hard question as I was thinking you were giving the pitch of the lot the tower was on, the % of expansion the gables gave under tension, the height of the footings for the tower, at what level the towers cables were to be attached....ect.
But now I realize your just asking a simple pythagorean question.

Good luck with the contest!!

 

A cell phone tower in Antartica? Must be an Obama stimulus project.

 

I think he means six feet of cable length guys.........

 

Yeah, but if you add it to the left end, it won't work.

Chris

 

@green, yep

 

Then add it to the right end and then go to the other side of the cable.

 

I'd just buy 4000' of cable and, after hanging each guy, cut it off as I use it, then roll up any unused cable and store it in the basement.

 

I was wondering how long it would take someone to think of that! I posted that reply at 1:23pm.

Chris

 

There aren't any basements in Antarctica. Besides, after 30 minutes of hanging people outside, we'd just paint red & white stripes on you and use you for the barber pole. Someone stole ours.

Chris

 

After just reading about what is required to actually install a tower, and looking at some diagrams, I now know something NEW to me for this day...and that is what a 'guyed' tower is. And also, what color paint might be required on that tower!!

But not the amount of cable necessary for anchoring.. I am going to be watching this thread for the correct answer.

Very interesting, installing a tower, as it turns out!

 

@lucyray, why don't you give it a try?

 

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i got it earlier today!

 

He doesn't mean "add 6 feet" literally. When cutting the original cable, be sure to include the extra 6 ft. No sense in creating a weak spot. In any event, this does not affect the outcome of the answer

 

How else are you going to add 6'? Imaginarily? I realize it makes no difference which end. That was the point of my comment. Yes, my initial question absolutely does affect the "outcome of the answer".

 

I'm saying you cut the cable off the spool with the 6 ft included. ie. you don't splice it on after it was cut.

 

I think we are over complicating this. This is just a simple geometry question, not an all out engineering question. I think the ground in this hypothetical is completely level and all parts are completely equal.

 

I think we'll just paint it white, and there won't be any warning beacons on it.

Chris