A gun tackle has a single pulley in both the fixed and moving blocks with 2 rope parts dividing the load of 100N. The mechanical advantage is 2, requiring a force of only 50N to lift the load.

Author: César Rincón

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  • piranhaconda@mander.xyz
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    23 hours ago

    Yea that’s why I said max down force, didn’t want to do the math to find the resultant for a 90 degree to the left pull