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xkcd #3013: Kedging Cannon (xkcd.com)
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The real key was inventing the windmill-powered winch.

https://explainxkcd.com/3013/

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[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

More specifically:

  • Intake is the insertion of the powder and chain into the cannon
  • compression is the firing of the chain.
  • power, the stroke that powers the vehicle, is the pulling of the chain into the winch system.
  • The exhaust phase is removing the chain from the winch system.