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Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by hnuser123456 on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:11PM (#22508619)
In the hour-long video, from the start to the end, only the first seven gears move visibly, and the 8th moves maybe a pixel. You probably couldn't move anything past the 3rd or 4th gear with your hand, depending on how low-friction the bearings are, how strong you are, and how little you care about hurting your hand. You could attach a long lever to one, but that'll only get you one, maybe two gears further.
Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by tunesmith on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:24PM (#22508715)
Yeah, but that's just an engineering problem.
Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by chrisseaton on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:30PM (#22508757)
> that's just an engineering problem

It's not - it's a physics problem - it reaches fundamental physical limits of the universe.

Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by jagged-chisel on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:51PM (#22508864)
Like he said, an engineering problem.
Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by FortCollinsDev on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:42PM (#22508826)
Okay, time for me to go sit in a dark room and think for a bit.
Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by Aeolun on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:55AM (#22510834)
Pfft, hold my beer.
Re:A googol-to-one gear ratio [video] by samstave on Friday March 06, 2020 @08:33PM (#22509092)
Your arm is poorly engineered for this particular problem, so you are correct.