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xkcd #3244: Pullback Drive (europe.pub)
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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 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago

sounds like a great what if post

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

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