Why do larger gear ratios produce greater torque? All that seems to be happening is every subsequent gear is slower than the driver.
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Imagine trying to open a door. If you push near the hinge, then the door is quite hard to open but if it is light then it flies open without you moving your hands much. This is akin to a high gear – the engine doesn’t have to move very far to move the car far but it has to push much harder. Pushing far from the hinge makes the door open more easily but it doesn’t go any faster than your hands do. This is a low gear. The engine doesn’t have to push as hard to get a lot of force at the wheels, but they don’t really move any faster than it does.
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