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Pulleys (and their cousins, sheaves) transmit power through their connection to one another by way of belts or ropes. Pulleys are often used as a lever system to gain mechanical advantage, and often one or more of them will move in a linear fashion when doing so. Gears are like pulleys or sheaves in that they also transmit power, but do so by way of being in direct contact (meshed) with each other. In either case, rotating shaft speeds can be sped up or slowed down relative to other parts of the system by varying the size of the pulley or gear. Smaller driven units will rotate faster than larger ones for a given size of driving unit.

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Why do you use pulleys and gears in your daily lives?

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