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Free energy mod! (startrek.website)

submitted 2 days ago by Steve@startrek.website to c/linkedinlunatics@sh.itjust.works

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[–] walden@wetshav.ing 102 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look out for v2.0 which also features a sail on the front which you blow to go faster.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Okay, but blowing on a sail to go faster is actually a thing. Mythbusters even stated that they did their experiment in the worst method (i.e., not using modern designs and methods), and still found that a fan on a sail could make it move. It's not free energy, but let's not ignore how cool sails are.

[–] cameron_@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This sounded very wrong to me, so I googled and apparently they had a setup where the reflected air from the sail caused a net flow in the opposite direction allowing them to move forwards. But that is less effective than just blowing the air straight backwards without a sail.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

Look for the sail car video from Veritasium. With a chain drive you can out run the wind using the principles of sail propulsion.