#3276: Recursive Trucker's Hitch

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[A winch arm is shown (labelled 'Plunger'), with a small circle within it labelled 'Fusion Capsule' and a string attached to the arm and attaching to the base, which is then continually knotted in a block and tackle system until it reaches the end of the string, labelled as F_in.]

[Below is a box within the panel shows the following equation:]

${\displaystyle Mechanicaladvantage}=\frac{F_{out}}{F_{in}}=\frac{1}{3}(2^{(2n+1)}+1)\approx \frac{2}{3}{4}^n$

[After the box, more text is shown, as follows:]

${\displaystyle MA}(1)=3:1$

${\displaystyle MA}(5)=683:1$

${\displaystyle MA}(20)=733,007,751,851:1$

${\displaystyle MA}(50)=845,100,400,152,152,934,331,135,470,251:1$

[Caption below the panel:]

The International Atomic Energy Agency regulates the recursive trucker's hitch, since the unlimited mechanical advantage it offers is powerful enough to ignite fusion.