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

Seems like witchcraft to me.
Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
Honey-headed love of her life hospital
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
Honey-headed love of her life hospital
  11/22/25
(witch)
Titillating abusive principal's office selfie
  11/22/25
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Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
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pungent blue hell
  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
Zippy house psychic
  11/22/25
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geriatric stimulating travel guidebook
  11/23/25
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magenta lay pisswyrm
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
thirsty beta site kitty cat
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
thirsty beta site kitty cat
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Cyan Faggotry Knife
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert
  11/22/25
?
Cyan Faggotry Knife
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
pungent blue hell
  11/22/25
ljl
Unholy degenerate
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
Disgusting sex offender
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert
  11/22/25
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Honey-headed love of her life hospital
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
pungent blue hell
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
Exciting abnormal area people who are hurt
  11/22/25
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flesh odious double fault
  11/23/25
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Disgusting sex offender
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
Concupiscible weed whacker brunch
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
pungent blue hell
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
shaky kitchen
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
Lemon big senate
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
spruce heaven
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
spruce heaven
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
Cobalt Pit Potus
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
Exciting abnormal area people who are hurt
  11/22/25
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flesh odious double fault
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
magenta lay pisswyrm
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Cyan Faggotry Knife
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
ebony internal respiration
  11/23/25
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Disgusting sex offender
  11/24/25


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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: Disgusting sex offender

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: Honey-headed love of her life hospital

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: Disgusting sex offender

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: Honey-headed love of her life hospital

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: Titillating abusive principal's office selfie

(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: Disgusting sex offender



(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: pungent blue hell



(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: Zippy house psychic

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: geriatric stimulating travel guidebook



(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: magenta lay pisswyrm



(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: Disgusting sex offender

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: thirsty beta site kitty cat

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: thirsty beta site kitty cat

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: Cyan Faggotry Knife

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: Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert

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: Cyan Faggotry Knife

?

(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: Disgusting sex offender

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: pungent blue hell

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: Unholy degenerate

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: Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert

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: Disgusting sex offender

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: Burgundy narrow-minded hall pervert

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: Honey-headed love of her life hospital



(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: pungent blue hell

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: Exciting abnormal area people who are hurt

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: flesh odious double fault



(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: Disgusting sex offender



(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: Concupiscible weed whacker brunch

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: pungent blue hell

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: shaky kitchen

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: Lemon big senate

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: spruce heaven

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: spruce heaven

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: Cobalt Pit Potus

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: Exciting abnormal area people who are hurt

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: flesh odious double fault



(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: magenta lay pisswyrm

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: Cyan Faggotry Knife

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: ebony internal respiration

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: Disgusting sex offender



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