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The real question...
If the center of mass of the ruler/hammer system is underneath the table, does the ruler count as being on the table?

The center of mass for the ruler is clearly off the table, and as such RAW would indicate that it is not ON the table. The center of mass for the hammer is likewise clearly off the table, and RAW would say that it's not ON the table.

Yet, RAI would indicate that since a portion of the ruler is indeed on the table and the ruler is not moving, then the ruler is indeed ON the table.

What effect does Newton's Third Law have on this?

foolishmortal wrote:A Unit with a Veil in normal reserves, if successfully rolled for (4+ on turn 2, etc) can walk on the board or deep strike instead. That is a special and odd case of the use of wargear before being on the board. It does not, however, grant the unit the deep strike ability at other times of the game.

I'd have to go along with this until some further FAQ "clarifications" can be had. The unit was granted permission to use their wargear instead of moving on the board from reserves as normal. At no point have they been granted Deep Strike, nor have they been placed in reserves to specifically deepstrike - something you normally have to declare when preparing reserves.

Anpu-adom wrote:The real question...
If the center of mass of the ruler/hammer system is underneath the table, does the ruler count as being on the table?

The center of mass for the ruler is clearly off the table, and as such RAW would indicate that it is not ON the table. The center of mass for the hammer is likewise clearly off the table, and RAW would say that it's not ON the table.

Yet, RAI would indicate that since a portion of the ruler is indeed on the table and the ruler is not moving, then the ruler is indeed ON the table.

What effect does Newton's Third Law have on this?

Newton's third law isn't cannon anymore. We use true line of gravity.

I thought, we assign a number for pull of gravity based on elevation. That, or I'm remembering a past edition.

Happyjew wrote:I thought, we assign a number for pull of gravity based on elevation. That, or I'm remembering a past edition.

I saw this response in the little blurb you see when you mouseover a thread and I was like. . "WTF?!" Then I stumbled into this thread.

I've been had.

The thread kind of went off-topic sideways, but in a good way