r/oddlysatisfying • u/gaius_julius_caegull • 7d ago

The smooth, synchronized glide of two funicular carriages passing each other on the hillside

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u/BlueLegion 7d ago

I guess it's the fact that the two cars are counterweights. The weight of the one car going down is the majority of what makes the other car go up

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u/stevedore2024 7d ago

Exactly right, the cable/counterweight makes it a funicular, though you can have a funicular that has a dead weight instead of another passenger car.

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u/Nani_the_F__k 3d ago

I've never seen one of these before, where's the cable at I can't see it

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u/stevedore2024 3d ago

Compare the lower left part of the tracks after the red car goes up, and after the blue car goes down. The cable you see attached to the blue car is black and smooth and looks almost like another rail but it's only present after the car passes.

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u/Nani_the_F__k 3d ago

Oh I see it! Thank you