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Mechanics
How ball bearings work
Why don’t the balls travel around a bearing at the same speed as the shaft?
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One engine. Two different wheel speeds.
How can one engine drive two wheels that turn at different speeds?
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Mechanics
How a V12 overlaps twelve engine cycles
How can twelve cylinders take turns supplying power during the same two crankshaft revolutions?
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Transport
A single-seater’s invisible load
Why does aerodynamic downforce grow so quickly as a racing car goes faster?
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Structures
Why water pushes harder at the bottom of a dam
Why is a dam wall usually much thicker at its base?
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Energy
A hot rock reservoir can drive a power cycle
How can underground heat become electricity without burning fuel?
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Electricity
How an LED makes light
How can a small electric current produce a particular color of light?
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Transport
Steering with a jet of water
How can a boat turn or reverse without a propeller outside the hull?
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Machines
Two drill bits, two ways to break rock
What changes when a drill bit uses rolling cones instead of fixed cutters?
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Computing
Inside a laptop: paths, power, and heat
How do computation, stored data, power, and heat connect inside a laptop?
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Everyday mechanisms
How a zipper joins two rows of teeth
How does a small slider fasten an entire row of teeth?
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Requested subjects with no model yet. These are not included in the inventory above.
Trebuchet
How does a falling counterweight turn the arm and sling?
Crossbow
How do the bow, string and release mechanism work together?
Seat-belt retractor
Why does the belt extend slowly but lock during a sudden pull?
Airbag system
How do sensing, inflation and venting work together in a crash?