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

Seems like witchcraft to me.
dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
exhilarant toilet seat
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
exhilarant toilet seat
  11/22/25
(witch)
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dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
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Misanthropic Disrespectful Church
  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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bateful unholy queen of the night stag film
  11/23/25
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Insane jet scourge upon the earth
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
Black supple chad reading party
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
Black supple chad reading party
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Kink-friendly Lodge Associate
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
stimulating abusive state
  11/22/25
?
Kink-friendly Lodge Associate
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
Misanthropic Disrespectful Church
  11/22/25
ljl
cerise heady digit ratio
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
stimulating abusive state
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
stimulating abusive state
  11/22/25
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exhilarant toilet seat
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
Misanthropic Disrespectful Church
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
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  11/22/25
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  11/23/25
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dull candlestick maker piazza
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
electric quadroon
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
Misanthropic Disrespectful Church
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
frum whorehouse jewess
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
cobalt trailer park
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
aromatic space kitty
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
aromatic space kitty
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
Navy Appetizing Police Squad Private Investor
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
ultramarine keepsake machete mental disorder
  11/22/25
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Tripping Place Of Business
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
Insane jet scourge upon the earth
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Kink-friendly Lodge Associate
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: dull candlestick maker piazza

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: exhilarant toilet seat

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: dull candlestick maker piazza

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: exhilarant toilet seat

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: Cheese-eating cream stain orchestra pit

(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: dull candlestick maker piazza



(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: Misanthropic Disrespectful Church



(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: grizzly plaza multi-billionaire

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: bateful unholy queen of the night stag film



(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: Insane jet scourge upon the earth



(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: dull candlestick maker piazza

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: Black supple chad reading party

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: Black supple chad reading party

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: Kink-friendly Lodge Associate

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: stimulating abusive state

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: Kink-friendly Lodge Associate

?

(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: dull candlestick maker piazza

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: Misanthropic Disrespectful Church

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: cerise heady digit ratio

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: stimulating abusive state

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: dull candlestick maker piazza

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: stimulating abusive state

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: exhilarant toilet seat



(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: Misanthropic Disrespectful Church

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: ultramarine keepsake machete mental disorder

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: Tripping Place Of Business



(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: dull candlestick maker piazza



(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: electric quadroon

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: Misanthropic Disrespectful Church

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: frum whorehouse jewess

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: cobalt trailer park

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: aromatic space kitty

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: aromatic space kitty

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: Navy Appetizing Police Squad Private Investor

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: ultramarine keepsake machete mental disorder

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: Tripping Place Of Business



(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: Insane jet scourge upon the earth

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: Kink-friendly Lodge Associate

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: henna spectacular center antidepressant drug

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: dull candlestick maker piazza



(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)