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

Seems like witchcraft to me.
low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
Harsh yellow corner puppy
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
Harsh yellow corner puppy
  11/22/25
(witch)
out-of-control swollen market new version
  11/22/25
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low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
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tan sex offender library
  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
multi-colored bright persian
  11/22/25
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hot toaster
  11/23/25
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soul-stirring up-to-no-good coldplay fan deer antler
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
geriatric vibrant cumskin pervert
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
geriatric vibrant cumskin pervert
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
motley bespoke weed whacker
  11/22/25
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Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
tan sex offender library
  11/22/25
ljl
infuriating jew
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
motley bespoke weed whacker
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
motley bespoke weed whacker
  11/22/25
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Harsh yellow corner puppy
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
tan sex offender library
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
Vivacious home
  11/22/25
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Twisted ivory kitty set
  11/23/25
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low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
Misunderstood Tattoo Sanctuary
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
tan sex offender library
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
Green thirsty stain wagecucks
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
judgmental station jewess
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
Electric base
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
Electric base
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
Hairraiser clown
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
Vivacious home
  11/22/25
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Twisted ivory kitty set
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
soul-stirring up-to-no-good coldplay fan deer antler
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
mildly autistic regret
  11/23/25
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low-t slap-happy church dopamine
  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: low-t slap-happy church dopamine

Seems like witchcraft to me.

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:05 PM
Author: Harsh yellow corner puppy

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=2Firm#49452779)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: Harsh yellow corner puppy

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=2Firm#49452810)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: out-of-control swollen market new version

(witch)

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:21 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: tan sex offender library



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:09 PM
Author: multi-colored bright persian

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

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 12:03 AM
Author: hot toaster



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: soul-stirring up-to-no-good coldplay fan deer antler



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine

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=2Firm#49452818)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: geriatric vibrant cumskin pervert

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=2Firm#49452851)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: geriatric vibrant cumskin pervert

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=2Firm#49453187)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den

It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: motley bespoke weed whacker

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=2Firm#49452864)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den

?

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine

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=2Firm#49452921)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:22 PM
Author: tan sex offender library

it's because you're trading distance for force

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: infuriating jew

ljl

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:31 PM
Author: motley bespoke weed whacker

A fixed pulley has no effect on force

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine

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=2Firm#49452927)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: motley bespoke weed whacker

Interesting typo

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:26 AM
Author: Harsh yellow corner puppy



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: tan sex offender library

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=2Firm#49452982)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: Vivacious home

ooooh, i love knots too

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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:30 AM
Author: Twisted ivory kitty set



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



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: Misunderstood Tattoo Sanctuary

Did you not take a Physics course in college?

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: tan sex offender library

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=2Firm#49453016)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: Green thirsty stain wagecucks

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=2Firm#49454477)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:46 PM
Author: judgmental station jewess

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=2Firm#49453007)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:49 PM
Author: Electric base

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=2Firm#49453020)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: Electric base

Gets good around 13:30

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: Hairraiser clown

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

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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: Vivacious home

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=2Firm#49453176)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:29 AM
Author: Twisted ivory kitty set



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



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: soul-stirring up-to-no-good coldplay fan deer antler

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=2Firm#49453190)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Cerebral high-end idea he suggested den

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=2Firm#49453294)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:43 PM
Author: mildly autistic regret

Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.

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



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Date: November 24th, 2025 3:58 AM
Author: low-t slap-happy church dopamine



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