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Old 08-18-2012, 05:22 PM   #1
shumozar

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Default Pull
This is a teaser

We all know we can PUSH things around.....

But can we PULL things at all ??

Certainly the English Language has the word pull
1. [noun] the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
Synonyms: ing

2. [noun] the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

3. [noun] special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
Synonyms: clout

4. [noun] a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

5. [noun] a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
Synonyms: wrench, twist

6. [noun] a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Synonyms: puff, drag

7. [noun] a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"

8. [verb] cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
Synonyms: draw, force

9. [verb] direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
Synonyms: attract, in, draw, draw in

10. [verb] move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"

11. [verb] apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"

12. [verb] perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
Synonyms: perpetrate, commit

13. [verb] bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
Synonyms: draw, out, get out, take out

14. [verb] steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"

15. [verb] strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
Synonyms: overstretch

16. [verb] cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

17. [verb] operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

18. [verb] rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"

19. [verb] tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Synonyms: rend, rip, rive

20. [verb] hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

21. [verb] strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Synonyms: pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume

22. [verb] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
Synonyms: extract, out, up, take out, draw out

23. [verb] take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
Synonyms: side, root

24. [verb] take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" WOW......

Unfortunately for any act of PULL, the puller needs to become ONE WITH the object being pulled... some type of secure attachment must be made... eg fingers behind the door knob.

And in medicine, when muscles pull, actually the muscle myofibrils are PUSHING against each other.

There is no mechanism where pull can transmit a force.... let alone gravity propagation
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