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Posted: 12/18/2005 8:54:36 AM EDT
Okay got into a debate with some one over what is a tripod. I said it wasnt he said it is.
Okay heres the layout, it has 3 points of contact on the surface however has 12 legs supporting it. I was told Im an idiot and a dumb ass because its a tripod.  So am I wrong, is it in fact a tripod? I said its closer to a dodecapod than a tripod 
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Posted: 12/18/2005 8:56:03 AM EDT
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Uh, yes. I mean no.
WTF?? |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 8:57:11 AM EDT
[#2]
3 points of contact with the surface (ground, bench, table, or whatever) = tripod. That's kinda the definition afterall....
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Posted: 12/18/2005 8:59:04 AM EDT
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But it has 12 legs making contact with the ground. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:00:01 AM EDT
[#4]
then wouldnt it have 12 points of contact? |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:01:12 AM EDT
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I'm afraid that at this point, pics are required. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:01:30 AM EDT
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It does have 12 legs that support it, but three points of contact on the surface. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:02:20 AM EDT
[#7]
then how the hell does it have 12 legs that contact the ground?
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:02:37 AM EDT
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If you have to ask then yes, you are wrong.
 Tripod |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:03:31 AM EDT
[#9]
Because it does damnit. Now come on its not a tripod now is it. 12 legs on the ground. 
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:04:22 AM EDT
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if it has 12 legs that all contact the ground then how does it only have three points of contact with the ground?
use MS paint or something to show us |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:06:06 AM EDT
[#11]
I have a serious case of the What the Fucks here.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:07:57 AM EDT
[#12]
I knew this guy that we called tripod.
I have no clue what your talking about.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:08:27 AM EDT
[#13]
TRIPOD
If it's got a number of contact points that isn't three, it isn't a tri-pod. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:11:02 AM EDT
[#14]
No, it has three point of contact on the top of it on the surface of the object, however it has three twelve points of contact below it. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:11:47 AM EDT
[#15]
EGGZFUCKINGZACTLY thats what I tried telling him. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:12:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:22:15 AM EDT
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There ya go retard.  It doesnt matter how many points on contact it has with the object its holding up. The tripod comes from the legs on the ground or whatever surface it's sitting on. Bipod = two legs. Tripod = 3 legs. By his rationale, a tripod/T&E for a .50cal would be a unipod because of the mounting bracket it sits into.  ETA: Wait, wtf? 3 legs with 12pts of contact each? what the fuck? Make a fucking picture weirdo. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:24:05 AM EDT
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No shit, this is what I just could not get passed, and than he got pissed at me for telling him its not a tripod. I was the fucking idiot. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:25:27 AM EDT
[#19]
Find new friends dude.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:27:47 AM EDT
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Imagine a table supported by legs that are v's. So with 6 legs you get 3 point of contact with the ground. Now bisect the each V and you have a table supported by 9 legs, 3 points of contact with the ground, and so on.
Sort of like a suspension bridge. At the top point there is only one point of contact where all the cables meet. At road level there are many points of contact. Is it a tripod? Not in the traditional sense, but I suppose it depends on the definition. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:33:02 AM EDT
[#21]
Get out of my freaking head. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:35:54 AM EDT
[#22]
I think that's called a "table" |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:36:06 AM EDT
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What you are asking is not clear,
Question 1. How many points of contact on the ground to hold the object up Question 2 How many points of contact with the surface of the object. Question 3 Do the 3 legs then split and form multiple sub legs that in turn contact the ground, if so do you mean each leg splits into 12 points of contact with the ground Question 4 You as a human have 2 legs which makes you Bi-pedal. If you stand on your toes you then presumably have 10 points of contact with the ground. Does that change the fact that you are Bi-pedal----- The answer is no, it does not. The answer. Regardless of the number of points of contact with the ground the object is supported with a tripod arrangement. Consider the 12 points of contact as toes just as in the above example of human toes and still being Bi-pedal. It is the number of supporting contact points on the object that determines Tripod, or bipod etc not the number of contact points with the surface. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:40:33 AM EDT
[#24]
If there's three legs that are each made of four individual bars, then it's still a tripod as far as I know.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:43:08 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:44:04 AM EDT
[#26]
Not when it's running. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:45:23 AM EDT
[#27]
That's in a fully retracted position, if you extended it all the way up it would appear to have only six legs, but still three points of contact. The parallel bars act as sliders to move the load up and down. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:46:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2005 9:48:55 AM EDT
[#29]
but what if you extended it up half way????? it would have one section with 6 legs, one with twelve, another with 6, and three points of contact. it's still a tripod |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:11:10 AM EDT
[#30]
Yep, its a tripod.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:13:26 AM EDT
[#31]
Explain |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:19:24 AM EDT
[#32]
Which direction is the conveyor belt running?
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:21:52 AM EDT
[#33]
A tripod is a 3-legged supporting stand.
The "legs" are the parts that touch the ground. Just like your legs. They key to your answer is how many LEGS it has. It doesn't matter how many things go up to support the object. Even if each leg has a foot with four toes, and each toe touches the ground, it is still a tripod because of the three legs. I am a biped, even if I stand on my toes. A bicycle is still a bicycle, whether it has one seat or two. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:27:02 AM EDT
[#34]
Yeah I know, it has 12 legs. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:27:21 AM EDT
[#35]
You mean wheels, right? |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:33:22 AM EDT
[#36]
Nope. A two seater bicycle is still a bicycle. (tandem bicycle) A bicycle with one wheel.... well, that is a unicycle. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:35:48 AM EDT
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 is this a bipod or a hexpod(3x3)? 6 points are touching the ground, doesn't matter how many actually contact the rifle right? Is the pistol grip acting as the third point in a tripod for the barrel? |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:36:01 AM EDT
[#38]
Crap, now I need a picture. I thought I had it visualized. Guess I was wrong. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:36:31 AM EDT
[#39]
Two legs = bipod |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:39:47 AM EDT
[#40]
Well, clearly that thing has 6 legs. They're just shorter. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:40:19 AM EDT
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:werd: bipod And look at the picture that was posted of the 4section legged tripod. Its still a tripod. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:42:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:43:26 AM EDT
[#43]
So two legs in close proximity become one in your guys world, what a trip.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:46:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:47:57 AM EDT
[#45]
Two legs in close proximity are still two legs. And hence still meet the definition of a bipod. If the two legs became one, in our world, we would have said it was a monopod. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:48:15 AM EDT
[#46]
I think it's a bipod supported by two tripods.
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:50:04 AM EDT
[#47]
feet |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:50:39 AM EDT
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Darrin Prince sells bipods and monopods for the AR-50.
The bipod attaches to the forward most part of the stock. The monopod attaches to the rear most part. Overall, the gun might be considered a tripod. But the front part is still just a bipod. And the rear is still just a monopod. Edit: the AR-50 with the bipod and monopod installed would be a tripod in reference to, say, the scope. It is the reference point of what is being supported that dictates the type of pod, by definition. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:51:19 AM EDT
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+1 It's like saying that all the knobs on a bicycle tire would make it not a bicycle. |
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Posted: 12/18/2005 10:53:05 AM EDT
[#50]
Those are "feet"....not "legs". It's still a bipod.  ETA dang, people beat me to it |
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