The designers clearly think that this meeting is deadlocked. Just follow the link and imagine one of the gears trying to turn, deadlocked by its companions. I remember Windows magazine made the same mistake when NT came out, on the cover: http://img.en25.com/eloquaimages/clients/PentonMediaInc/%7Bc100e06b-1074-4cb6-ad7f-49f1bee91792%7D_promo_con_ftr_gears_625x322.gif