• grainfed@quokk.au
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    5 days ago

    This is classically called a “buttered cat array”. I first remember it in New Scientist sometime last century. Oh, and you need an array, because a single cat will not produce much power on its own.

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      5 days ago

      Surely one only needs to increase the number of buttered cats attached to the generator axel to increase the torque and therefore the energy generated?

      I can only speak from the generator side, is there a mechanical engineer specialising in buttered cats amongst us that can confirm/correct this hypothesis?