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What keeps a train on the track?

Why it was recommended

Here's a great explanation by Richard Feynman

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What it covers

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. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
BoreMeScience
Length
2 min 27 sec
Year
2009
Open on YouTube

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