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

Seems like witchcraft to me.
Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth
  11/22/25
(witch)
Godawful doobsian idea he suggested theater
  11/22/25
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Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
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slate mewling native
  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
Marvelous milk
  11/22/25
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aromatic spruce double fault reading party
  11/23/25
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Violent Mental Disorder
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
gaped pit quadroon
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
gaped pit quadroon
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Ocher temple rigpig
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
exhilarant rose becky piazza
  11/22/25
?
Ocher temple rigpig
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
slate mewling native
  11/22/25
ljl
mint self-absorbed national
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
exhilarant rose becky piazza
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
exhilarant rose becky piazza
  11/22/25
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maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
slate mewling native
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
Unholy electric den
  11/22/25
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very tactful slimy casino deer antler
  11/23/25
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Coiffed emerald pistol clown
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
comical poppy abode
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
slate mewling native
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
titillating primrose giraffe stage
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
pontificating brass genital piercing
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
aquamarine sickened place of business
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
aquamarine sickened place of business
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
Fear-inspiring Racy Pocket Flask
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
Unholy electric den
  11/22/25
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very tactful slimy casino deer antler
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
Violent Mental Disorder
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Ocher temple rigpig
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
Misanthropic useless brakes water buffalo
  11/23/25
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  11/24/25
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Alluring sisters in law of yesteryear
  12/24/25


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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown

Seems like witchcraft to me.

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:05 PM
Author: maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth

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=2Vannesa#49452779)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth

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=2Vannesa#49452810)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: Godawful doobsian idea he suggested theater

(witch)

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:21 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: slate mewling native



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:09 PM
Author: Marvelous milk

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

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 12:03 AM
Author: aromatic spruce double fault reading party



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: Violent Mental Disorder



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown

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=2Vannesa#49452818)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: gaped pit quadroon

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=2Vannesa#49452851)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: gaped pit quadroon

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=2Vannesa#49453187)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Ocher temple rigpig

It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: exhilarant rose becky piazza

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=2Vannesa#49452864)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Ocher temple rigpig

?

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown

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=2Vannesa#49452921)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:22 PM
Author: slate mewling native

it's because you're trading distance for force

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: mint self-absorbed national

ljl

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:31 PM
Author: exhilarant rose becky piazza

A fixed pulley has no effect on force

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown

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=2Vannesa#49452927)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: exhilarant rose becky piazza

Interesting typo

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:26 AM
Author: maniacal trailer park scourge upon the earth



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: slate mewling native

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=2Vannesa#49452982)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: Unholy electric den

ooooh, i love knots too

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:30 AM
Author: very tactful slimy casino deer antler



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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: comical poppy abode

Did you not take a Physics course in college?

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: slate mewling native

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=2Vannesa#49453016)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: titillating primrose giraffe stage

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=2Vannesa#49454477)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:46 PM
Author: pontificating brass genital piercing

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=2Vannesa#49453007)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:49 PM
Author: aquamarine sickened place of business

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=2Vannesa#49453020)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: aquamarine sickened place of business

Gets good around 13:30

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Racy Pocket Flask

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: Unholy electric den

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=2Vannesa#49453176)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:29 AM
Author: very tactful slimy casino deer antler



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: Violent Mental Disorder

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=2Vannesa#49453190)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Ocher temple rigpig

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=2Vannesa#49453294)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:43 PM
Author: Misanthropic useless brakes water buffalo

Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.

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



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Date: November 24th, 2025 3:58 AM
Author: Coiffed emerald pistol clown



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