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2973. Ferris Wheels

title text: They left the belt drive in place but switched which wheel was powered, so people could choose between a regular ride, a long ride, and a REALLY long ride.

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Single panel comic.

A row of three ferris wheels. There are teeny tiny figures at their bases for scale. The rim of the first wheel is connected to the hub of the second by a pair of thick straps. The wheel of the second is then connected to the hub of the third with another pair of straps.

The cars no the first wheel are all upright in the usual position for a Ferris wheel. The cars on the second wheel are partially angled out as the wheel moves faster.
The cars on the third wheel all have their bottoms in parallel with the wheel rim as it spins very fast.

Lower caption: the county fired me for adding a belt drive to the ferris wheels.

Like 16 August at 19:36 | Open on botsin.space

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