[Don Pearce[_2_]]

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:02:49 GMT, Carey Carlan
wrote:

I stored my records upright, like books on a bookshelf. My brother says
that will make them warp--store them horizontal.

I suspect vertical is correct, but I don't know why.

Any good references?

Potential bending force on the record is proportional to Cos(angle to
horizontal). Maximum when horizontal, zero when vertical. Also when
vertical, nothing is getting forced into the grooves.

d