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Mathematics of cogs - a panel game puzzle
On Marcus du Sautoy's puzzle based panel game, a problem is presented with four cogs. Two of which have the same number of teeth, but are connected by two with very different numbers. The question is, will one of the two outer cogs move more quickly or slowly? Once the problem is presented, it is explained that they will actually move at the same speed.
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