November 2011
3 posts
WatchMaxwell von Stein, a 22-year-old graduate of The Cooper Union, built a bicycle that uses a flywheel to store energy. The third wheel weighs 15 pounds. Instead of braking, which turns your kinetic energy into heat, Max can transfer energy from his velocipede to the flywheel, which spins between the crossbars of the bike. The flywheel stores the kinetic energy until Max wants a boost, then he can...
