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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

xkcd #3244: Pullback Drive

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xkcd #3244: Pullback Drive

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“How does the spring not run out almost immediately?” “We pull it back REALLY far.”

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3244/

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  • Hoimo@ani.social
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    1 day ago

    Put a big wind-up key on the back for when it runs out.

    • atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      23 hours ago

      or dont do that for planned obsolescence

    • lime!@feddit.nu
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      i’ve seen people do that with vw beetles. it’s cute.

    • ButteryMonkey@piefed.social
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      Hand-crank starters were in production until the 90s apparently. The lada niva (a small weird truck thing) had them through 1998. Who knew?

      I know it’s not quite the same but… wind up key part is! I was gunna find a pic but there don’t seem to be any showing the crank in use, only videos.

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        23 hours ago

        That was a great read, thanks for sharing!

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