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Question:
As an engineer, you know that gears can be used in unlimited types of mechanical devices. A gear’s main function is to generate speed or power to its designated machine or to send the power of a machine off into another direction. When meshing two gears together, the second gear will always turn in the opposite direction. So if the first gear turns clockwise, the second gear must turn counterclockwise and vice versa.
Looking at the following picture, when the monkey rotates the gear counterclockwise, which mark will be hit? 1 or 2?
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The Monkey should never put his fingers in the gears; They might get pinched!
Safety First!
LOL! Greg you have a point. I will inform the Monkey and his staff. #safetyfirst
First we need to know the direction in which the monkey rotates the gear…
He rotates the gears “counterclockwise” Tim. Great catch!
The opening sentence tells us that the monkey rotates the prime gear in the COUNTERCLOCKWISE direction. What else do we need to know?