Comments by "E R" (@er...) on "Veritasium" channel.

  1. 18:20 stuck on the phone with a spam caller? ...just hang up bro...
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  2. Not complaining, just wondering: why so many Japan-based videos lately?
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  3.  @johnborton4522  There's no problem, I just wanted an explanation of why the way I am looking at it is flawed. I could not make sense of it on my own, and I appreciate the clear and concise explanation, thank you! That makes perfect sense the way you explained.
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  4. Same here
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  5. So if the gear ratio is what does it, and it is not simply just the wind, doesn't that mean he is incorrect?
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  6.  @jmodified  But does the gear ratio not amplify the wind, thereby making the results produced attributable to more than just the wind?
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  7.  @johnborton4522  Maybe amplify was the incorrect terminology, but gears do change the speed of power input and increases the output. Power does indeed remain the same, but vehicle speed is altered so it would not be wind alone allowing it to go faster than wind speed.
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  8.  @johnborton4522  You are misunderstanding my question.
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  9.  @johnborton4522  I would greatly appreciate it if you could. I get that sailboats do it, but that's different and they do not even need gears. Sailboats can accept wind power from multiple directions simultaneously and are on water so need power lost to turning wheels. The vehicle built for this experiment is supposed to go faster than wind with only wind power, but the gears change the output. I know this is a terrible example, but take two vehicles with identical weight and horsepower but different gear ratio, the gears change output. So the experiment is not what it seems to me because gears are allowing it to top wind speed. I'm sure I am overlooking something glaring and obvious, but at the same time the gears taken out of the equation would cause a different result, not? Wind cannot produce this result on its own if gears are required. Depending on the gear ratio, this experiment could have produced 100mph, but it would be the gears responsibility for changing output of wind power, not? Hope that made sense, thanks.
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  10. The builder of the treadmill model even confirmed in her video that the wheel/propeller ratio must be 0.7, otherwise it will not work.
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  11.  @jmodified  ???
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  12. As explained, and agreed to by Derek, in an Engineering with Rosie video, "the wheel diameter [is] 0.7m and a gear ratio of 2:1 [means] the wheels are turning twice as fast as the propeller."
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  13.  @jmodified  I am not arguing, I am seeking a reasonable explanation. And you are misunderstanding the question. We're not on the same page.
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  14.  @jmodified  It is powered by wind but cannot go faster than wind without gear ratio assistance, not? Wind alone does not produce this result...
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  15.  @jmodified  Additionally, the person walking and car analogies do not apply in this context. I am trying to attain a better understanding of this experiment, and more or less why I am confused by the change in power output not being taken into consideration as a factor in how it goes faster than wind. I do not deny that it is possible, but there are better scenario that do not require the use of outside variables that change output.
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  16.  @jmodified  Gear ratio assistance means exactly what it implies. In regard to toy cart, refer to the video made by the woman who built it. Wheel to propeller ratio must by 0.7 for it to go forward.
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  17.  @jmodified  Gearing changes output. Is it going faster than wind speed because of gearing? It seems so to me. Could it go faster than than wind speed without it? It seems not so in this scenario. Also, these are not yes/no questions. Serious explanation if possible please. Otherwise, please allow someone else the opportunity to explain because your response have not helped clarify as of yet. Thank you
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  18.  @johnborton4522  Much appreciated! No rush.
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  19.  @johnborton4522  ?
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  20.  @johnborton4522  I imagine some of the questions seem incoherent, but they all lead, or at least are are trying to lead, to the same question. You may need to review my posts above, all are essentially aimed at who can answer them. Can the results produced be attributed solely to win power if the vehicle is geared the way it is?
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  21.  @johnborton4522  To recap my previous posts: As explained, and agreed to by Derek, in an Engineering with Rosie video, "the wheel diameter [is] 0.7m and a gear ratio of 2:1 [means] the wheels are turning twice as fast as the propeller." Furthermore, it is confirmed in the video made by the woman who built the toy model for the treadmill, wheel to propeller ratio must by 0.7 for it to go forward, otherwise it will not work. The vehicle built for this experiment is supposed to go faster than wind with only wind power, but the gears change the output. I know this is a terrible example, but take two vehicles with identical weight and horsepower but different gear ratio, the gears change output. So the experiment is not what it seems to me because gears are allowing it to top wind speed. I'm sure I am overlooking something glaring and obvious, but at the same time the gears taken out of the equation would cause a different result, not? Wind cannot produce this result on its own if gears are required. Depending on the gear ratio, this experiment could have produced 100mph, but it would be the gears responsibility for changing output of wind power, not? Gearing changes output. Is it going faster than wind speed because of gearing? It seems so to me. Could it go faster than wind speed without it? It seems not so in this scenario.
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  22. Oh great! Another channel pushing the betterhelp scam! I'm unsubscribing.
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