Well I mean, deflection = load*length/(area*elasticmodulus). No different than before, it will noticeably sag if the pressure and moment are too great for the product of the material’s strength and configuration. The question is how much MORE load and/or how much MOREunsupported can something be before it sags now.

So say youre wandering through the wilderness and youre starving. Suddenly, a genie appears before you with a table loaded with food. Theres a large plate of food and 3 smaller plates of food. The genie gives you a bag large enough for the large plate and says you can take all you can carry. Do you throw the large…