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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"How does the spring not run out almost immediately?" "We pull it back REALLY far."
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

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

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