this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2024
334 points (99.7% liked)

HistoryPorn

4848 readers
68 users here now

If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.

Relive the Past in Jaw-Dropping Detail!

HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.
  9. No genocide or atrocity denialism.

Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts

Illustrations and paintings should go to History Drawings

Related Communities:

Military Porn

Forgotten Weapons

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I suppose we could wire up their corpses to a turbine for free energy, since they'll be spinning in their graves at around 15000 rpm.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's way too fast, you need a speed of 3600 RPM to generate at 60Hz (3000 RPM for 50Hz).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well depending on the torque we could use some transmission or produce at a bit above 400Hz and use large frequency changers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Woah we went some torque too, ≈15k happens to be a nice multiple of 3 so just gear reduce it down to 3k.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Siphon off the excess into a flywheel and then use that to drive the turbine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I haven't been feeling my best last two days, but this actually gave me enough energy to laugh aloud. Thanks!