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Has counter weights that you hoist each day by riding an exercise bike . Provides electrical power to a few necessary items.
Once all the neighbors have the towers, we can stretch cables and netting over the neighborhood to protect from the sun.
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I couldn't hep m'sef. [link] |
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There is a seperate rhythm section for that. |
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Assume a 1,000 kg mass raised to a height of 4 m, which is about what I think I could achieve using relatively low tech building methods. This will store very close to 40,000 J, which could run a small torch globe for about 11 hours, or a low powered computer for about 1 hour. If you had no disastrously wasteful things such as electric heaters or hot water systems, this could be useful in places not connected to the grid. |
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Why not just shade the neighborhood with solar power. Nobody ever uses their exercise bike anyway. |
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