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minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoHey, if China wants to hand out money to scammers, theyre free to do it. I should go offer them this bridge I have for sale… Here’s a hint china: lifting 1kg for 100m, without any friction either way, stores 1 kilojoule of energy. That’s about 0.25 Wh. So, if you have a 100m tall tower, with a 50kg weight, and no friction, you store about enough power to charge my cellphone.
Hey, if China wants to hand out money to scammers, theyre free to do it. I should go offer them this bridge I have for sale…
Here’s a hint china: lifting 1kg for 100m, without any friction either way, stores 1 kilojoule of energy. That’s about 0.25 Wh.
So, if you have a 100m tall tower, with a 50kg weight, and no friction, you store about enough power to charge my cellphone.