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xkcd #2973: Ferris Wheels (xkcd.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I have never been on a ferris wheel that takes 10 minutes to make a rotation. Not even remotely close to that. But I've mainly over ever been on under 200 foot wheels before. I'd say typical ones aren't 200 foot or more. Six Flags St Louis has a bigger Than average looking one and it is like 180 feet. They make them a lot bigger, but I don't think there's that many.