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Which outcome reduced the range of Viking exploration when replacing wool sails with inadequate rope?

A)Catastrophic rigging material failure
B)Rudder jamming during cold stress
C)Increased hull flexing and leaks
D)Suboptimal sailcloth weave tension

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Catastrophic rigging failure becomes more likely because inferior ropes had lower tensile strength, failing under wind pressure via tensile stress concentrations; therefore loss of masts and sails occurred, rather than hull damage, under extreme force.

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