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Lifting blocks. Filling reservoirs. Moving loaded train cars uphill. These all store energy be resisting gravity until recovering the energy by allowing gravit
by delinka 8y ago
Lifting blocks. Filling reservoirs. Moving loaded train cars uphill.
These all store energy be resisting gravity until recovering the energy by allowing gravity to do its work. Some are more practical than other. I'd have to say this mountain capping plan is the least practical I've ever seen.
- cjsawyer 8y agoAt that huge scale and tiny speed the structural material being compressed would prevent any useful power transfer. It seems like there are lots of ideas like this from engineers who partially understand other disciplines, a little nugget of a good idea but with knowledge gap issues that prevent feasibility. I still think they’re a good thing because eventually someone will float an idea with potential. There’s no harm in throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks!
- raxxorrax 8y agoWouldn't be fun without a challenge.