Why do different gear ratios give different torque? Why isn’t it the faster a wheel goes the more torque it has?

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Why do different gear ratios give different torque? Why isn’t it the faster a wheel goes the more torque it has?

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Gears are circles. Big circles take more energy to rotate. Since energy is conserved, when a big circle is connected to a small circle the energy is produced in a smaller space so the force has to be greater.

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