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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/
this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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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.
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
*braking*
Thanks for the fix ;)
If its a race car it does both