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This reminds me of "Machine with Concrete", by Arthur Ganson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg From the
by erre 11y ago
This reminds me of "Machine with Concrete", by Arthur Ganson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg
From the video description:
Each worm/worm gear pair reduces the speed of the motor by
1/50th. Since there are 12 pairs of gears, the final speed
reduction is calculated by (1/50)12. The implications are
quite large. With the motor turning around 200 revolutions
per minute, it will take well over two trillion years before
the final gear makes but one turn. Given the truth of this
situation, it is possible to do anything at all with the
final gear, even embed it in concrete.
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- rrauenza 11y agoYou can see it at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
- ewindisch 11y agoFranklin Institute in Philadelphia has a similar gear reduction setup attached to a hand crank on one side and a metal trash can within a vice on the other side. Children (and adults) are invited to crank the handle and turn the gears. It takes months to crush each can which is then replaced.