A ladybug sits at the outer edge of a merry-go-round, and a gentleman bug sits halfway between her and the axis of rotation. The merry-go-round makes one revolution each second. The gentleman bugs angular speed is

BLUE: half the ladybugs.
YELLOW: the same as the ladybugs.
GREEN: twice the ladybugs.
PURPLE: impossible to determine.
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