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mknod  ·  3810 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Physics Quiz: the monkey's wheel

Sorry I have another question. Does the wheel interlock with the other wheels or are they all just circular?

If they interlock then I'm going to say that it doesn't move due to the configuration of the gears.

If they do not interlock, then I am going to say that the wheels will move in the opposite direction of the big wheel.





wasoxygen  ·  3810 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The wheels do not lock together; they are smooth and round with no gears.

We want to figure out what the entire car will do when the top of the big wheel is pushed to the right. Will it roll? Right or left?

mknod  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Moving the ruler to the right will make the big wheel move counter clockwise the smaller wheels move clockwise.