Yup, when you do a single tire fire one wheel is going 0 and the other at double the speedometer. The spider gears are meant to handle minor differences in speeds, not 120MPH differences.
(not a differential failure, but still bad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFdCKRlgQVQ
I do like the way the OP's video explained it.
What level of physics? I always thought a cool idea would be to show how limited slip diffs work from a physics point of view. Get them to analyze the forces on spider gears (with a simple free body diagram) to show why the gears push the LSD clutches when they speed up. You could even try to figure out how fast the spider gears need to be moving before the clutches fully engage given different clutch materials. All of this would be achievable by senior high school or first-year university students, if they're smart.Awesome! And thanks to those who posted the whole video. I've got a pretty smart physics class this year (most of them). I think I'll use videos like this to teach the really smart ones new stuff while I help the other students who might have some catching up to do.
Awesome! And thanks to those who posted the whole video. I've got a pretty smart physics class this year (most of them). I think I'll use videos like this to teach the really smart ones new stuff while I help the other students who might have some catching up to do.
Thanks. I try my hardest. If the class isn't fun/interesting for them, then it's not fun/interesting for me.I gotta say that from your posts here, you sound like a pretty awesome teacher. Cheers!