Pitch Diameter and Drive Ratio. Pulleys and belts have two uses; to increase or reduce speed or torque, or to transfer power from one shaft to another. If the transfer of power is all you need, then two pulleys of the same diameter will do the trick.
Last night's Republican presidential debate drew an average of 22.9 million viewers for CNN, making it the most watched program in the network's 25-year history, the channel reported Thursday. The ratings were larger than the average NFL broadcast, at 19 million viewers, receives.
And CNN was first with 25-to-54 viewers for the total day. In that count, CNN averaged 323,000 viewers to Fox News' 300,000 and MSNBC's 228,000. Many people may be tired of the news, but others are watching.