A universal joint, jointing universally.

PointlessMemes

hhhhnnnnnnngggggg

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sevensecondsam

Look at that joint rolling skill!

11 years ago |

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cousteau

I prefer 2 of them so that the uniformity of the motion is kept.

11 years ago |

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kantackistan

I can feeeeel the energy lost by this.

11 years ago |

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ImprovedLoungewear

when these begin to fail, they make a distinctive sound

11 years ago |

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JustSomeGuy44

joint... OH those joints... *hides the dope*

11 years ago |

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ChineseTakeAway

RICKY!

11 years ago |

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Meckmester

I need this

11 years ago |

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Kradical7

watching this is so satisfying

11 years ago |

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woozle

this would work great on my car!

11 years ago |

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MrPilkington

As an engineering student, I don't want to analyze this

11 years ago |

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Athorable

Question: the other shaft from this joint isn't running at a constant speed because of the joint, isn't that a major problem?

11 years ago |

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cousteau

Yes it is, or at least may be. It gets solved by using 2 of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant-velocity_joint#Double_Cardan

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Athorable

I saw that, thanks though!

11 years ago |

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MrPilkington

Angular velocities are transferring from shaft to shaft, there doesn't look to be any accelerations. Which one are you reffering to?

11 years ago |

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Contundo

in links like this one shaft will spin at a slightly different speed

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MrPilkington

Wouldn't it just be transfering the angular velocity of one shaft to the other in a different plane? If theta were 0 it'd be the same

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Contundo

i dont know the exact science behind it but here is some light reading on the topic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant-velocity_joint

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A universal joint, jointing universally.

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