Kyle uses simple machines
Originally uploaded by sfgamchick.
I don't know if I'd be able to pull it off, but I'd love to be able to set something like this up as a demonstration of the concept of advantages pulleys can give us!
Look carefully at the picture. Can anyone tell how much of a mechanical advantage this set up gives? To figure it out, count the number of rope segments are supporting the load.
4 comments:
that would be really cool if you could pull it off, Mr.c! I also think that there is 9 strings supporting the load. -Cara-
I think that there are eight strings supporting the load and I hope you could do that somday.
jack p
I can't really tell how many strings are attached, it's hard to tell from the angle of the picture! -Cara-
I think there's 8 strings so that would give you an 8x a mechanical advantage, that's a really cool idea!
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