Which consequence resulted from over-extending a Roman ballista torsion spring beyond yield strength?

💡 Explanation

Over-extending causes permanent deformation of the torsion spring beyond its elasticity, leading to stress relaxation, rather than maintaining the original energy, which stores and releases energy because of Hooke's Law; therefore range is reduced, rather than gaining accuracy or improving operation.

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