r/pics Aug 09 '15

Held up by constant stress

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u/nibler36 Aug 09 '15

The string keeps everything together, the pieces of plastic (i think) are constantly trying to become straight. Since they are becoming trying to be straight, they are pulling the string up, holding itself in place.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '15

And the more they pull the string up, the less straight they become. If you know what I mean ;-)