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What keeps a train on the track?

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What keeps a train on the track?

A short clip of Richard Feynman explaining how a train stays on its tracks, through the conical shape of wheels and how it handles curves without differentials.

HN links it as a great, surprising explanation whenever rail wheels, gauge or curves come up.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2019–2022

Topics

  • Fundamental physics
  • Transit, cities & urban planning
  • Mechanical & precision engineering

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