Trex202@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 天前This keeps me up at nightlemmy.worldimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1194
arrow-up1194imageThis keeps me up at nightlemmy.worldTrex202@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 天前message-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·19 天前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).
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 天前And cats don’t weigh anything so this wont have enough torque to produce a meaningful amount of power.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 天前 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.
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.
*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.