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8224848 No.8224848 [Reply] [Original]

What is the most interesting mechanical phenomenon?

>> No.8224852

none

mechanics sucks dick

thank god for giving us a weird universe #quantum #relative

>> No.8224856

>>8224848
I think it's pretty cool that stuff happens.

>> No.8224857
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8224857

>>8224848
Perpetual motion devices.

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>>8224857

>> No.8224869

>>8224848
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_racket_theorem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattleback
Tl;dr inertia tensors are weird

>> No.8224924

>>8224869
>Tl;dr I'm a retard
It's not that hard anon.

>> No.8224936

Chaotic pendulum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6cwXkHxLsU

>> No.8224940

>>8224924
> thing I only learned last year is trivial and boring

>> No.8224955

>>8224936
hidden motors

>> No.8224962

>>8224955
>pendulum
>hidden motors

kek

>> No.8224968

>>8224962
how else would it go for so long ?

>> No.8224975

>>8224968
Do you even know how a pendulum works?

>> No.8224984

>>8224975
I do, they die down much sooner than that.

>> No.8224991

>>8224984
Not ones that are high performance.

>> No.8225018

>>8224968
lubrication works wonders, anon
but you knew that

>> No.8225024

>>8224991
what makes it high performance ?

>>8225018
ssshhh lets not talk about lubrication rite nao ;)

>> No.8225026

>>8225024
Extended length of time it can move due to less friction.

>> No.8225040

>>8225026
so why don't you add 100 more arms swinging and extend it even more ?

>> No.8225041

>>8225018
>butt you knew that

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>>8225018

>> No.8225051
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>>8224936
Can someone edit glowsticks on the end of the arms and add rave music?

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8225143

this

>> No.8225147

>>8225040
it's not about the arms

it's about friction

>> No.8225169

>>8225147
That's what she said.