My roof rack has suffered a functional failure. Nothing catastrophic happened. Thankfully, I had been watching for any negative impact that the microtower might cause. This video will cover the details.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Disclaimers
02:46 Clarifying Terms
03:26 Rack Composition
07:04 The Failure Mode
09:36 Failure Analysis
11:38 The Math
14:32 Levers
17:15 Leverage vs. Tower
20:29 Tower Weights
22:37 Calculating Upward Force
25:41 40 Lbs vs. Internal Plate
28:06 All Directions
28:39 What's Supposed to Happen
31:22 "Soft" vs. Catastrophic Failure
33:09 What's Next?
36:03 Final Thoughts

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