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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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    18 hours ago

    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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        18 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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