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How do ball bearings work?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

Ball bearings use tiny balls to maintain separation between moving parts of a load bearer. They are effective because they are very cheap to make, and the rolling balls reduce friction between the moving parts of the bearing.

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