Which risk increased as Viking longships used increasingly longer rigging?

💡 Explanation

Rope made of organic materials is subject to creep, therefore greater overall length of rope results in increased elastic deformation under tension over time because rope slippage increases with length and cumulative stress, rather than thermal expansion which is minimal.

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