Which consequence resulted from rope bridge failure under Zhang Heng’s seismoscope?

💡 Explanation

Seismic waves displace the rope supports; the resulting oscillation dampens the already sensitive trigger mechanism, because the **dampened oscillations** disrupt the free movement of the mercury balls needed to activate the drop. Therefore functionality decayed rather than providing valuable resonance data.

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