Did you ever consider that one of the wheels on your car has to rotate faster as it makes a turn because it has to travel a further distance? This video will explain the parts of a differential which allows that during the turn the outside drive wheel to rotate faster than the inner drive wheel. Site also includes an article that discusses topics found in the video. [5:18]

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mechanical engineering

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wheel

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• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)