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ICE engines use a bunch of physical space for accessory components related to the engine. Li-ion powered e-cars reclaimed a ton of that space (i.e. Tesla has a frunk) Perhaps next using a bit more space for a less dense sodium battery in exchange for a vehicle that is 0% explodable is a worthy trade (if claims are true).

Math checks out. I’ll let you know when it’s done

Didn’t think about the possibility of a kinetic energy unit, thanks for the insight

The wind at 32,000 ft is 200 times stronger than the wind at the surface? Ummm… 10 knots * 200 = 2000 knots. I don’t think so lol. A lot of strange numbers in this article that bring its accuracy into question. No mention of the weight of a 1 and 1/2 km wire that is also suitable to anchor this thing in place. Or are they going to float batteries and bring them down to discharge?

It's all about control of reach. If I was an influencer and using Patreon (I'm neither), it's a simple decision: Total reach * conversion rate * platform commission = income Apple's app store has a fuckton of desirable reach - they monopolize (arguably literally) all the easy payments from iphones and kill anybody else who tries to redirect eyeballs. They are too strong. But what else are you going to do if you need Patreons or app customers, etc? You can't ignore the reach, and you'd have to pay or work harder to get eyeballs another way too unless you can get free publicity by being crazy or something and pull people into your own payment/ download channels.