Why Snatch Blocks are AWESOME (How Pulleys Work) - Smarter Every Day 228

submitted by Huzzaz on 12/06/19 1

Get your first box of KiwiCo free by going to www.kiwico.com/smarter Click here if you're interested in subscribing: bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION If I did this right then these are Amazon affiliate links to purchase a snatch block. (I have no idea what I'm doing) $22 - black 8 ton - 5 stars - amzn.to/2DMR4s8 $25 - red 8 ton - amzn.to/355WoTi $29 - orange 10 ton amzn.to/2OWQFdb We discussed Snatch Blocks on this episode of the No Dumb Questions podcast: www.nodumbquestions.fm/listen/2019/9/21/067-the-lost-city-of-nineveh If you'd like to 3D print the Snatch Blocks and pulleys we use in this video they are here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4022579 Read Plutarch's account of Archimedes: www.math.pitt.edu/~sph/osher-course/plutarch-on-archimedes.pdf The wikipedia page on Block and Tackle is really good: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_and_tackle I thought this was a great video about why you should put blankets on your winch cable: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPba-34ARZY Chris Hadfield is a veteran Canadian Astronaut and a great friend of science. He engages the public often and is a great follow on twitter: twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield He can be contacted for speaking engagements here: chrishadfield.ca/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy Fielding has his own YouTube channel which you can enjoy here! www.youtube.com/channel/UC_SLthyNX_ivd-dmsFgmJVg A special thank you to @MurkyWanders on Twitter for videoing the Atlantis exhibit for us. Tweet Ideas to me at: twitter.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day on Facebook www.facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay Smarter Every Day on Patreon www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day On Instagram www.instagram.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day SubReddit www.reddit.com/r/smartereveryday Ambiance, audio and musicy things by: Gordon McGladdery www.ashellinthepit.com/ ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/ If you feel like this video was worth your time and added value to your life, please SHARE THE VIDEO! If you REALLY liked it, feel free to pitch a few dollars Smarter Every Day by becoming a Patron. www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Warm Regards, Destin

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