Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/210 - A Famous Paradox

Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $210$

A Famous Paradox

There is a question that one is perpetually hearing asked, but to which I have never heard or read an answer that was satisfactory or really convincing to the ordinary person.

It is this.

When a bicycle is in motion, does the upper part of each wheel move faster than the bottom part near the ground?

Dudeney embarks on a prolix discussion on why he believes some people may think otherwise, which is just too tedious to repeat.

Sources

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Wheel Paradox Problems: $210$. -- A Famous Paradox
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Circle Puzzles: $294$. A Famous Paradox