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The document titled "Discussion of 'A general theory for anisotropic Kirchhoff-Love shells with in-plane bending of embedded fibers'" is a critique of a paper that contains misleading and incorrect statements. The objections mainly focus on two remarks made in the paper. The document argues that the symmetrization employed in a previous work is valid for all cases, contrary to what the paper suggests. It also disputes the claim that a theory fails to properly account for the energetic effect of a change in geodesic curvature. The document provides counterarguments and references to support its claims. The author of the document is David J Steigmann. [Extracted from the article]

In this paper, we propose a mechanical model for a game of tug of war (rope pulling). We focus on a game opposing two players, modelling each player's body as a structure composed of straight rods that can be actuated in three different ways to generate a pulling force. We first examine the static problem of two opponents being in a deadlock configuration of mechanical equilibrium; here we show that this situation is essentially governed by the ratio of masses of the players, with the heavier player having a strong advantage. We then turn to the dynamic problem and model the response of the system to an abrupt change in activation by one of the players. In this case, the system exhibits a nontrivial response; in particular, we compare a sudden pulling and a sudden "letting up," and demonstrate the existence of regimes in which the lighter player can momentarily take the advantage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]