Oskar van Deventer made a colorful gearing system with a reduction factor of 11,373,076-to-1. "The application of this type of extreme reduction gears is unclear," says van Deventer. "A patient person could use it to move a heavy train locomotive with a dental drill."
11,373,076-to-1 gear reduction
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