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^^ But if the rope was held at either end by school kids, the tension of the rope would be very little (more flex) than if it was rugby forwards at either end (less flex)?
It might still only need a toddler to tip the difference and win it, but if it was held at very consistently high tensions each end, it would be a very highly tensioned and well balanced battle of forces that exist in a successful wheel.
I realise that consistent tension has more to play than most things, but surely it's not the only thing?