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Aug. 12, 2011
Video Pick: Flywheel Bicycle
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| Maxwell von Stein's bicycle invention uses a flywheel to store energy. Instead of braking, he can slow the bicycle by transferring the kinetic energy from back wheel into the flywheel--which spins between the bars of the frame. Then Max can send the flywheel energy back to the wheel when he wants a boost. |
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