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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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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.

[-] Jakylla@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[-] xylol@leminal.space 8 points 1 week ago

If its a race car it does both

[-] Jakylla@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the fix ;)

this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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