Myth busting the Floyd Rose Trem?!

I dispel 5 myths about the venerable Floyd Rose tremolo. A couple of internet hero/ clowns get dismissed as well. 🤣
Hooke's Law:
When a spring is stretched, it has MORE TENSION compared to when it is at its resting length; the tension increases as the spring is stretched further. Hooke's Law explains that the more a spring is stretched (or compressed) the greater the force it exerts to return to is original shape.
Therefore: An angled spring is stretched further, putting it under more tension than a straight spring. So 2 angled springs and one straight /|\ is under more tension than 3 straight springs |||

Further: I measured (just the coil portion) of a brand new real Floyd Rose spring to be 50 mm
I measured my 3 real Floyd Rose springs arranged /|\ The angled springs measured 63 mm and the straight spring measures 58 mm, ALL under tension. So the measurement of combined "stretch" or tension is 34 mm of the 3 springs combined. (63-50=13 x2, 58-50 = 8, 26+8 = 34)
Three springs arranged like this ||| each measured 58 mm. So their combined "stretch" or tension is 24 mm (8x3 = 24)
So there is an extra 10 mm of stretch/tension when the springs are arranged /|\
If you are using 2 springs, /\ then the combined tension/stretch would be 26 mm. If you arranged them straight || then you would have 16 mm of stretch/tension, or 10 less than if angled.
Conclusion: By arranging the strings at an angle, where possible, you get greater tension, within the same space, than if you arranged the strings straight or parallel.
Note: There may be variables such as spring length (I measured several springs of unknown origin, and while most the coil portion was 50mm some measured 49mm and others 51mm). Your spring length is variable, based on the distance of the claw from the tremolo block. However, no matter the actual measurement, the angled springs will always measure longer than the straight springs, and therefore under more tension, according to Hooke's Law.