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Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)

US Auto Industry

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What this video covers

A 1937 GM-produced film explaining how the automobile differential lets wheels turn at different speeds around a corner. It uses clear animations and cutaway demonstrations to build the idea from first principles.

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Held up as a marvel of pedagogy and the best explanation of differentials, recommended again and again.

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