stackyFACTSSteering a car relies on turning a flat circle into a straight shove. A rack and pinion setup meshes a normal circular gear directly into a completely flat, straight bar with teeth cut into it. Spinning the circle instantly forces the bar violently to the left or right.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Technology →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
Sometimes you need a machine to move, stop, and move again without turning off the motor. The Geneva mechanism uses a rotating pin that slides in and out of a…
Discover more
Straight-cut gears violently slam into each other constantly, causing incredibly loud mechanical whining. Helical gears fix this chaos by severely slanting…
Discover more
A worm gear consists of a threaded screw turning a regular toothed wheel. It’s an incredibly stubborn mechanism. While the screw can easily turn the gear, the…
Discover more
When you need ridiculous rotational strength in a tiny confined space, you use a planetary gearset. A central sun gear violently forces multiple smaller…
Discover more
Normal springs get exponentially harder to pull the further you stretch them. Constant-force springs, found inside tape measures, are just tight coils of flat…
Discover more
Measuring exactly how much fluid flows through a pipe is difficult when temperatures constantly change its volume. Coriolis meters aggressively vibrate a…
Discover more