Juan Browne (blancolirio) breaks this down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OQzpilyag
Deep link to the most relevant portion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OQzpilyag&t=5m36s (spherical bearing cut-away diagram, actual bearing again, and failure mode explained)
Deep link to the most relevant portion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OQzpilyag&t=5m36s (spherical bearing cut-away diagram, actual bearing again, and failure mode explained)