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Pokémon Go cheat

Act 1

A game of Pokémon instructs the player to walk to hatch an egg. The player decides to ‘cheat’ by taping their phone to a spinning fan blade. How long will the fan have to spin to hatch the 5 km egg?

Act 2

An animation shows different variations for the position in which the phone can be strapped to the fan.

​In addition, there is a video with a timer showing the fan revolving.

Act 3

A speeded up video reveals the answer.

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