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Can anyone really explain how pulleys work? I mean not in theoretical terms

Seems like witchcraft to me.
curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
crimson swashbuckling institution
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
crimson swashbuckling institution
  11/22/25
(witch)
Concupiscible State Incel
  11/22/25
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curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
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  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
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  11/22/25
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  11/23/25
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insecure prole cuck
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
Exciting coffee pot jap
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
Exciting coffee pot jap
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Violet drunken menage crotch
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
Ultramarine tanning salon
  11/22/25
?
Violet drunken menage crotch
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
Sepia Deer Antler Point
  11/22/25
ljl
Brindle Vivacious Plaza
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
Ultramarine tanning salon
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
curious pervert faggotry
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
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  11/22/25
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crimson swashbuckling institution
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
Sepia Deer Antler Point
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
appetizing snowy spot dragon
  11/22/25
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  11/23/25
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curious pervert faggotry
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
infuriating nighttime indian lodge
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
Sepia Deer Antler Point
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
chrome heady garrison weed whacker
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
Khaki floppy location
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
Diverse ratface
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
Diverse ratface
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
bateful school
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
appetizing snowy spot dragon
  11/22/25
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Cobalt titillating bawdyhouse roast beef
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
insecure prole cuck
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Violet drunken menage crotch
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry

Seems like witchcraft to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452778)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:05 PM
Author: crimson swashbuckling institution

Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are just that, simple.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452779)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry

Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable Knowed One!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452784)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: crimson swashbuckling institution

Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and change the direction of a force, making it easier to lift heavy objects. A single, fixed pulley can change the direction of force, while a system of multiple pulleys (called a block-and-tackle) provides mechanical advantage by distributing the weight across more ropes, requiring less force to lift the load, but over a longer distance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452810)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: Concupiscible State Incel

(witch)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452815)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:21 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452823)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: Sepia Deer Antler Point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452948)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:09 PM
Author: contagious alcoholic base cuckoldry

You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics chief

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453151)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 12:03 AM
Author: hot fear-inspiring site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453220)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: insecure prole cuck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453167)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry

Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity by transferring the load from up to down?

But then why does the effort required to lift the load decrease with every additional pulley system?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452818)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: Exciting coffee pot jap

cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would “unreverse” the gravity, thereby rendering it useless. kind of like a “double negative” for the wordcels out there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452851)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: Exciting coffee pot jap

after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. a dual-pulley system would have the second pulley upside-down, thus reversing the gravity twofold. in this system, the rope isn’t used to exert force but rather to keep the load from floating away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453187)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Violet drunken menage crotch

It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452855)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Ultramarine tanning salon

He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP is genuinely wondering why a rope on a wheel moves when you pull it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452864)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Violet drunken menage crotch

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452899)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry

Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley working involves a demonstration of a pulley working?

That’s not by accident.

How do they work!?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452921)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:22 PM
Author: Sepia Deer Antler Point

it's because you're trading distance for force

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452950)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: Brindle Vivacious Plaza

ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49454445)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:31 PM
Author: Ultramarine tanning salon

A fixed pulley has no effect on force

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452968)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry

Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspired us by showing through one of the profits that this is a pulley?

And if that happened millennia ago, is it still happening now? Are today’s rich and famous really prophets chosen by God? Will Elon Musk and Sam Altman lead us to Nirvana?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452927)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: Ultramarine tanning salon

Interesting typo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452972)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:26 AM
Author: crimson swashbuckling institution



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453345)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: Sepia Deer Antler Point

you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and learn this shit

you should also buy some rope and learn some knots. this is my favorite knot that I use multiple times per week: https://www.animatedknots.com/tumble-hitch-knot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452982)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: appetizing snowy spot dragon

ooooh, i love knots too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453183)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:30 AM
Author: Cobalt titillating bawdyhouse roast beef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453347)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: curious pervert faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49454537)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: infuriating nighttime indian lodge

Did you not take a Physics course in college?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49452988)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Sepia Deer Antler Point

I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got assigned to the Hot Girl's group (there was only one in a class of 200). I took care of all the work in the class and wound up dating her for a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453016)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: chrome heady garrison weed whacker

They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are trying to keep us away from the Secret Truth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49454477)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:46 PM
Author: Khaki floppy location

A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using centripetal force. (Or maybe it's centrifugal force. Pretty sure it's one of those.)

If you get really deep into the physics, the mass of the pully actually exerts a geometrodynamical force that acts upon the field containing the rope.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453007)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:49 PM
Author: Diverse ratface

I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old jeep, and when he sprayed lube into the stuck alternator he also sprayed it all over the belt. Intuitively I thought that was a mistake. Seems like you'd want more friction there between the belt and the pulley

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453020)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: Diverse ratface

Gets good around 13:30

https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7ddMQQQF43ptR5H

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453127)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: bateful school

Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted his attention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453130)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: appetizing snowy spot dragon

Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a couple pulleys together, it confuses the gravity molecules and they stop pushing down on the object you are trying to move, hence, the object stops feeling heavy and you can build things with large blocks such as pyramids, and also places like Nan Madol. The more pulleys you place together, the more confused the molecules becomes, its rather simple akshully

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453176)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:29 AM
Author: Cobalt titillating bawdyhouse roast beef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453346)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: insecure prole cuck

this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just the same, i am confident that oldhlsdude could explain this at a level that is higher than average board understanding

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453190)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Violet drunken menage crotch

Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near so as a result that’s not hard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49453294)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:43 PM
Author: cerebral orchestra pit

Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49454483)



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Date: November 24th, 2025 3:58 AM
Author: curious pervert faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49455393)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Alluring sisters in law of yesteryear (πŸΎπŸ‘£)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2#49538545)