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Extreme Reduction Gearing Device Offers an Amazing Gear Ratio

ErnieKey writes: The 3D printed extreme reduction gearing device, created by long-time puzzle maker M. Oskar van Deventer, may leave you puzzled for its obvious applications, but the coaxial cranking mechanism offers potential in a variety of real-world applications with multi-colored gears that move in opposite directions at a ratio of 11,373,076 : 1. This 3D printed reduction gearing device is compact and multi-colored, and looks deceivingly simple at first glance. Developed through a complex algorithm, it could possibly offer potential as parts for machines like 3D printers, aerospace and automotive components, as well as perhaps robotics and a variety of motors.

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  1. Re:Missing something by smellsofbikes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Creative? Maybe. Revolutionary? No.

    Dude. It's a giant gear train in motion. It is by definition revolutionary.

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