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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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  • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    i think it was a bus, and it was used in hills to get extra energy while going down and using ot while going up.

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      I heard about racing car having spinning wheels too, instead of breaking before turns, accumulating energy into them, then after the turn, releasing them for huge acceleration

      • Optional@lemmy.world
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        *braking*

        • Jakylla@jlai.lu
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          19 hours ago

          Thanks for the fix ;)

        • xylol@leminal.space
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          If its a race car it does both

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