. Vol. 21, No. 4 Issue 140 in Aug. 1997 . . Which Way? . . . Shemp the Temp had a feeling his new job at Widget World was too good to be true - and he was right.  For his first day of training, Shemp's supervisor padlocked him to a platform, with a gearwheel to his right and a two-ton weight suspend- ed above his head.  His assignment: to give the wheel a one- revolution turn, in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.  Based upon his decision, an ominous-looking ax will swing in one of two directions - releasing the key to his freedom, or the weight of Wigit World upon his shoulders. Can you solve Shemp's Damoclean dilemma and advise him which way the gearwheel should turn? . .

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. .. . . . Finger pointing down from darrell94590 on 1/2/2006 .                     Drawing from Ripleys-Believe It Or No ..               THE SOLUTION     Shemp should turn the wheel clockwise to get the key. (Note: When two gears mesh, one will always go clockwise and the other counterclockwhise when viewed from the same direction.  The elbow-like joints do not change the direction in which the shaft is spinning.) . . . or

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