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

Seems like witchcraft to me.
at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
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  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
Godawful domesticated water buffalo
  11/22/25
(witch)
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  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
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Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
Mewling Big Lodge Background Story
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
Mewling Big Lodge Background Story
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Laughsome Stage
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
maize ceo party of the first part
  11/22/25
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Laughsome Stage
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
Hairless chad
  11/22/25
ljl
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A fixed pulley has no effect on force
maize ceo party of the first part
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
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  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
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  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
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at-the-ready church volcanic crater
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
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  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
Hairless chad
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
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  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
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I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
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Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
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Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
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Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
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this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
Alcoholic goal in life messiness
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Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Laughsome Stage
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: at-the-ready church volcanic crater

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: Godawful domesticated water buffalo

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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater

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: Godawful domesticated water buffalo

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: Deep Stead

(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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater



(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: Hairless chad



(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: boyish institution son of senegal

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: stirring scourge upon the earth



(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: Alcoholic goal in life messiness



(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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater

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: Mewling Big Lodge Background Story

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: Mewling Big Lodge Background Story

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: Laughsome Stage

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: maize ceo party of the first part

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: Laughsome Stage

?

(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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater

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: Hairless chad

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: soul-stirring primrose cruise ship toilet seat

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: maize ceo party of the first part

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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater

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: maize ceo party of the first part

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: Godawful domesticated water buffalo



(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: Hairless chad

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: Wine tank theater

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: Bossy theatre puppy



(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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater



(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: filthy senate wagecucks

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: Hairless chad

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: topaz provocative plaza gay wizard

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: Harsh Gas Station Factory Reset Button

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: Cyan hyperventilating shrine community account

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: Cyan hyperventilating shrine community account

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: puce garrison

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: Wine tank theater

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: Bossy theatre puppy



(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: Alcoholic goal in life messiness

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: Laughsome Stage

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: Grizzly irradiated meetinghouse

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: at-the-ready church volcanic crater



(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)