☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up194cross-posted to: technology@midwest.social
arrow-up194external-linkChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.net☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@midwest.social
minus-squarepineapple@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoMy vibes say that pumping water is way less efficient than moving blacks with rope and pullies. Think about water turbulance and drag on pipes. I feel like that would be way less efficient than a motor thay directly pulls up a weight
My vibes say that pumping water is way less efficient than moving blacks with rope and pullies. Think about water turbulance and drag on pipes. I feel like that would be way less efficient than a motor thay directly pulls up a weight
that would be my intuition as well