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xkcd #3244: Pullback Drive

Title text:

"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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[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Imagine a spring large enough to last 200,000 miles.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 week ago

sounds like a great what if post

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I feel like I had one installed over my garage door.

this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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