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sompreno@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
The cats not falling if its attached to a generator
Exactly. This only works while falling.
So, no, you’re not creating infinite energy, you’re just converting gravitational potential energy to electricity (for a short time).
And cats don’t weigh anything so this wont have enough torque to produce a meaningful amount of power.
And cats don’t weigh anything
*unless they’re standing on your chest while you’re in bed, in which case, they weigh several hundred kilograms. But that’s not the case here. So, yes, we can work with the approximation of a weightless cat in this scenario.
Well then, I think we need a volunteer.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Exactly. This only works while falling.
So, no, you’re not creating infinite energy, you’re just converting gravitational potential energy to electricity (for a short time).
Mac@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
And cats don’t weigh anything so this wont have enough torque to produce a meaningful amount of power.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
*unless they’re standing on your chest while you’re in bed, in which case, they weigh several hundred kilograms. But that’s not the case here. So, yes, we can work with the approximation of a weightless cat in this scenario.
railwhale@lemmy.nz 4 weeks ago
Well then, I think we need a volunteer.