You are balancing the critical mass...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_mass
A
critical mass is the smallest amount of
fissile material needed for a sustained
nuclear chain reaction. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its
nuclear properties (specifically, the
nuclear fissioncross-section), its
density, its
shape, its
enrichment, its purity, its
temperature, and its surroundings. The concept is important in
nuclear weapon design.
Okay... after some additional google-fu, I think I know what the hell our problem is...
You are using the terms "Critically balanced" and "critical mass"... as near as I can tell, these ARE legitimate terms in regards to Carp Rig creation...
http://www.chubfishing.com/cache/files/8732-1308050766/DaveSpringallArticle-TotalCarp.pdf
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gardner-Tackle-Critical-Mass-Rig-Putty-Carp-Fishing-/150620031244
Gardner Tackle Critical Mass Rig Putty Carp Fishing
So... in this instance, they are using "critically balanced" for some unknown term - I cannot find a concrete definition on what they are using it for.
Critical Mass is a BRAND of Rig Putty used in weighting the line.
TC, you have my apologies - as I am not a fisherman, I was not aware of this usage of these words.
That said... in the scientific community, they have VASTLY different meanings for Critical Mass (see above) and "Critically Balanced" is used in Magnetohydrodynamics ONLY.
We weren't just misunderstanding each other... we were talking two different zip codes entirely...