When you have spring systems under the force of gravity, how do you keep them from collapsing into a flat plane or line of overlapping springs? I know some systems don't collapse, but why is that? What's the required criteria?
@kertinker You mean buckling?
@yora That's a good word for it! It tends to get quite... ridiculous whenever I try to emulate springs. I realize the entire field of mechanical engineering is devoted toward making designs structurally sound...