Why aren't my tyres breaking?

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Voltorr

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I've been talking on PC hardware part of the forum (partitioning advice) and to cut a long story short..... if the outside of a circle is moving faster than the inside wouldn't this have an effect on my car's tyres if i constantly turn in a circle?

I guess it comes down to the fact that I've never been underneath a car, but if you turn the right wheel will the left one also turn? Can the wheels turn at different speeds?
 
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Voltorr said:
I've been talking on PC hardware part of the forum (partitioning advice) and to cut a long story short..... if the outside of a circle is moving faster than the inside wouldn't this have an effect on my car's tyres if i constantly turn in a circle?

I guess it comes down to the fact that I've never been underneath a car, but if you turn the right wheel will the left one also turn? Can the wheels turn at different speeds?
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Basically what you're describing is the Ackerman effect.

And like Enigma said, for linked wheels things like differentials help the wheels turn at the right speed to minimize wheel scrub without disconnecting the wheels and while still putting power onto the road.
 
Huh, wow, what an awesome idea! It must have made such a difference to the first few cars with them....... well there goes my million dollar deal ):

Thanks guys, i can drive in peace now knowing that i don't need to turn left for every right or more probably that the isn't any unnecessary strain on my car (:
 
Lol :) yes people weren't stupid 250 years ago ;)

Oh - and the Ackerman effect applies to the turning circle of turning wheel of whether they are linked together or not.

I think you were actually referring to differentials as Enigma was referring to to explain why linked wheels can travel at different rotational speeds.
 
This is the kind of **** you learn by playing with Lego at a young age. My children will definitely be given Lego (or whatever is popular when the time comes), so that they don't make fools of themselves by asking stupid questions on forums.
 
Mate i'm not sure what type of lego you had but i had lego and those Marcano (don't remember the spelling) sets and nowhere did o learn about differentials or the Ackerman effect..... either you had much fancier sets or i was to distracted by the pretty colours (:
 
Well, the Ackerman effect was noticeable with even the most basic turning constructs, but that's only if you actually had enough pressure for the wheels to have good grip.

I didn't really turn long and hard enough with my constructs to need something like a differential, as most wheels were independent. I was more into air-planes and spaceships...

Mechano sets should make the effects even clearer, as they were more complex and usually larger in scale. The rubber on their wheels were also more grippiy from what I recall, and especially when motorised were more likely to have linked wheels. I never owned any mechano myself though :( I had to rivert to breaking down my other damaged or salvaged toys for pats and combine them with all kinds of random items to get my fix ;)
 
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