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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago

I've seen a cable lift that worked basically like that. It transferred ore down the mountain, so heavy buckets going down lifted the empty buckets back up.

[-] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 9 points 5 months ago

Didn't Tom Scott make a video about this?

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 months ago

Statistically, yes.

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