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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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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You've just revolutionized green energy! I expect your Nobel Prize is in the mail!

Better start working on a speech!