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r/BeAmazed • u/One_percentile • Jun 24 '24
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A flywheel or any other weight will help it maintain momentum between your steps.
20 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 20 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 24 '24 Good point. Better to plug it in and watch from the couch. 1 u/WobblyPython Jun 24 '24 Folks could always just go outside and run on the Earth's surface. As a flywheel it has incredible mass and resistance. 1 u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24 [deleted] 1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 These things have existed for a long time. Bikes are obviously easier but anything that moves can power stuff. 1 u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24 [deleted] 1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 I've done one similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP3iWu2CCw Obviously the bike designs on YT are better.
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20 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 24 '24 Good point. Better to plug it in and watch from the couch. 1 u/WobblyPython Jun 24 '24 Folks could always just go outside and run on the Earth's surface. As a flywheel it has incredible mass and resistance.
Good point. Better to plug it in and watch from the couch.
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Folks could always just go outside and run on the Earth's surface. As a flywheel it has incredible mass and resistance.
1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 These things have existed for a long time. Bikes are obviously easier but anything that moves can power stuff. 1 u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24 [deleted] 1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 I've done one similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP3iWu2CCw Obviously the bike designs on YT are better.
These things have existed for a long time. Bikes are obviously easier but anything that moves can power stuff.
1 u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24 [deleted] 1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 I've done one similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP3iWu2CCw Obviously the bike designs on YT are better.
1 u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 27 '24 I've done one similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP3iWu2CCw Obviously the bike designs on YT are better.
I've done one similar to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP3iWu2CCw Obviously the bike designs on YT are better.
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u/Covfefe-SARS-2 Jun 24 '24
A flywheel or any other weight will help it maintain momentum between your steps.