Why Snatch Blocks are AWESOME (How Pulleys Work) - Smarter Every Day 228

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We discussed Snatch Blocks on this episode of the No Dumb Questions podcast:
https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/listen/2019/9/21/067-the-lost-city-of-nineveh

If you'd like to 3D print the Snatch Blocks and pulleys we use in this video they are here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4022579

Read Plutarch's account of Archimedes:
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The wikipedia page on Block and Tackle is really good:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_and_tackle

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