The Fastest Track—The Tautochrone Curve

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Published 2021-07-04

I show you how a cycloid works with pendulums and tracks in order to make a brachistochrone track and a tautochrone track with a cycloid.

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All Comments (21)

@AGlimpseInside 3 years ago

I love that he put cycloid feet on the cycloid track. Nice touch
@CookieCutter 3 years ago

I'm gonna make a human slide with this and zoom fast
@ecsyntric 3 years ago

the fastest curve for news to travel is called the tabloid
@agentchaos6745 3 years ago

He brings greater meaning to the quote "If you find Physics boring then you're just learning it from the wrong teacher"
@JKTCGMV13 3 years ago

I’ve always known that the formula for the period of the pendulum wasn’t perfect due to the small angle approximation, but I never knew you could fix that with a cycloid !
@Sanju_Kumar_aka_dream_catcher 3 years ago

When physics and good teacher meets... Boom happens..
@ryanmenezes2148 3 years ago

You are the best Physics teacher ever!!
@Mike_Toreno 3 years ago

Me who watched it in Vsauce: I am four parallel universes ahead of you
@phoenixamaranth 3 years ago

I've seen the racing demonstration before, but the added understanding of where the curve comes from and how it relates to periods is an excellent expansion. Thanks, this was very informative!
@przemysawjarosz2925 3 years ago

Vsause's video about this is olso interesting, it's title is "The Brachistochrone"
@xXP1n34ppl3Xx 3 years ago

Everything you say in your videos is always so easy to understand, you help make science more approachable and enjoyable for people who lack the basics. You explain it all without going too much in depth, but while still making it really understandable, and thank you a lot for that
@anyineian 3 years ago

Comment no.88: I wish physics was taught like this in high school
@Dozerson2 3 years ago

Everyone: "The fastest way to get from point A to point B is a straight line" Physicists: "Unless you're going downhill. 😑"
@thehyperscientist1961 3 years ago

"The fastest path is a curve", I feel like I'm hearing the echoes of relativity here
@gnorts_mr_alien 3 years ago

best nature sciences channel on youtube. I love how you always make your videos accessible to casually curious as well as seriously curious.
@actraiser123 3 years ago

Man, I am 46 years old Computer Engineer and I still learn new things in your channel!. I feel like I learned nothing in the school or I forgot everything already!. Thank you.
@bammidisaimadhuri3165 3 years ago

You're the best physics teacher who teach us without any expectation🥰 whatever u explain it will very neat and clean with example 🤗
@gx_no 3 years ago

I just learned about cycloids for the first time yesterday and today I get this amazing video. Crazy coincidence.
@dukenukem9770 2 months ago

Great explanation! I kept seeing the "tautochrone problem" being mentioned in my studies of fractional calculus. Now I see a basic physics problem that naturally involves applications of "half derivatives" or "half integrals". Thanks for posting!
@sasilol7122 3 years ago

I'm from germany and I really love your videos but sometimes it's hard for me to understand the mathematical calculation and follow your words at the same time. You are very good at explaining the math behind those fascinating things. Love your videos, greetings from Germany