This video explores different methods that can be use to amplify a force, and focuses on three types of machine - levers, pulleys and gears. The amplification of a force is called mechanical advantage ...

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When you first started daydreaming about your custom car project, chances are you gave little (if any) thought to the brackets and pulleys you'd use on the engine. Heck, you probably only gave the ...

This experiment shows how a basic pulley system can be designed to brake itself, demonstrating clever mechanics with minimal components.