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Richard Feynman Explains Trains
by Chris Higgins - July 7, 2009 - 4:57 PM

What keeps trains on their tracks? Physicist Richard Feynman explains how trains’ wheels are put together, and the ingenious engineering behind them. It’s a quick clip — under three minutes — and worth a moment if you’re curious about trains.

(Via Kottke.org.)

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Comments (6)

  1. That was an awesome explanation. I had no idea.

    posted by David on 7-7-2009 at 6:16 pm

  2. I love Richard Feynman! …and what a great explanation. Who knew it was so simply complicated?

    posted by Joe V on 7-7-2009 at 8:44 pm

  3. If you haven’t read his books. Wonderfully entertaining and educational stuff.

    Should give to schoolkids to read instead of the ecocrap and diversity hogwash they are forced to learn nowadays.

    posted by Hurricane on 7-7-2009 at 9:14 pm

  4. yes! but what was that which he was talking about a fraternity?

    posted by jesse on 7-7-2009 at 10:28 pm

  5. I knew this already from an episode of Junkyard Wars

    posted by Zach on 7-7-2009 at 11:21 pm

  6. so simple explanation to a complex mechanism…had no idea!

    posted by Diego on 7-8-2009 at 11:09 am

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