If a ferris wheel could carry 30 people, would it take a lot more power to turn if it was full, than empty?.
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eightopus
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Yes. It would be heavier.
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"A lot" is subjective. It would certainly take "more" power to turn it when it's full than empty... but overall, my guess is that the weight of 30 people is only a small fraction of weight of the wheel structure itself; but that's just a guess.
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