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Chapter 5, Problem 36E
The smallest bone in the index finger of a 75-kg circus acrobat has a cross-sectional area of 0.5 cm2 and would break under a pressure of 1.7 × 108 Pa. Is it safe for the acrobat to balance his entire weight on this finger?
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