Enjoy a vintage gem of the How It Works genre
Posted 04.01.2011 at 3:17 pm
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In honor of How It Works Month here at PopSci, please enjoy with us this elegantly done film explaining how a differential gear works. It dates from the 1930s, but BoingBoing reminded us how truly excellent it is.
The film was created by Chevrolet and stars the Victor McLaglen Motor Corps. The explaining starts around 1:50.
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Excellent! A clear and concise explanation.
I love this stuff!
I always loved cars but the differential realy eludes me. Thanks PopSci for sharing this wonderful vid.
I have been working on cars, machines, and motorcycles since 1959, and still never really understood the actual mechanics of the Differential. Amazingly, that ancient film clip was absolutely INGENIOUS. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I will now share this with my boys so they can pass it on too.
"It is called...The Differential!"
This is the best explanation of the diff. I've ever encountered. Excellent.
I now understand something which has eluded me for 4 decades! Thanks PopSci!
I agree. The diff is very hard thing to explain. I always knew what it did, but now I have a very clear picture in my head of how it does it.
Yes after all this time I can now articulate what a differential is and how it works, Way to hit it outta the park PopSci! This is just one of the many reasons I keep coming back, Excellent example.
Arnold E Stonehouse