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They left the belt drive in place but switched which wheel was powered, so people could choose between a regular ride, a long ride, and a REALLY long ride.
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This requires a real-world application test, for science
I’d say it’s fairly easy to predict how awesome the outcome would be, no test necessary. As county fair queen I demand this be implemented nationwide
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You don’t test it, you just go straight to implementing it!
A county fair with 3 ferris wheels would be overkill.
Unless they did this.
For the Explain XKCD article:
The typical Ferris wheel has a diameter of about 200 feet and usually takes around 10 minutes per full rotation. The apparent ratio between the connected wheels in the comic is approximately 12.5:1, meaning the motion is significantly sped up as it’s transferred. The second Ferris wheel, driven by the first, could spin at around 1.3 rpm, with passengers moving at 9 mph (14 km/h), which is faster than usual but not inherently dangerous. However, when this motion is further transferred to the third Ferris wheel, it could spin at 16 rpm, with passengers traveling at over 110 mph (180 km/h), subjecting them to 8 Gs of force—conditions that would be hazardous.
It’s basically a clock but with three faces.
and a lot more screaming!
Your clocks don’t scream?
Wait, do they not pour blood at the stroke of midnight either?
That’s just the tremolo wheel.
This sounds cool I wonder is there a real product like this
Which hand indicates the time? There are so many.
I really want to see a real life version of this
TL: “Fire on the Highfield-music festival Ferris wheel in flames”
