Thread: Roads Not Taken
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Old 11-10-2016, 04:10 PM   #14
Anthony
 
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An interesting possibility might be significantly improved elastic materials, springs, or other types of mechanical battery. People historically did a lot of pretty interesting things with clockwork, but you just can't store enough energy in springs to keep running for any significant duration.
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