2
I vote 2
It's #1 ... if the number of gears is odd, then the resulting direction is the same as the first gear, if it is even it's the opposite.I went through it pretty quickly, but I got 2.
Read that book about 30 years ago... it was fantastic...Wheeler said, "Yesterday, Feynman convinced me that it went around backwards.
Today, he's convinced me equally well that it goes around the other way. I
don't know what he'll convince me of tomorrow.
(Quote about backwards sprinkler problem presented in "SURELY YOU'RE JOKING,
MR. FEYNMAN!" by Richard P. Feynman).
I did the same thing, but it is easiest if you state the rotation as you proceed through, i.e. CCW, CW, CCW,CCW, CW etc etc.EDIT: Aaaarggghhh! ... it points at #2! ... but the resulting motion is STILL counterclockwise!
For this example, yeah... but what if it were a far larger number of gears?I did the same thing, but it is easiest if you state the rotation as you proceed through, i.e. CCW, CW, CCW,CCW, CW etc etc.
Max.
I am trying to imagine where a far larger number would be used or desirable?For this example, yeah... but what if it were a far larger number of gears?
Yeah... but would your alternative be more fun than an apparatus involving a monkey dressed as a bell boy? Uh? ...I am trying to imagine where a far larger number would be used or desirable?
There are some fairly neat modern alternatives.
Max.