*weels not weeks
In: Physics
These massive things don’t have the brakes on when humans are pulling/pushing them. They have wheels and they’re designed to roll along the ground nicely once they’re already moving. When you’re going horizontally rather than vertically, gravity has much less of an effect. Gravity does slow it down through friction, aka rolling resistance, but if a car is moving on a flat road you might be surprised how far it will go on its own. So it’s just up to the humans to get them moving. Once that’s started they are moving and you can just keep that going.
Have you ever used Neutral gear in your car before? (Do NOT do this on public roads, it’s dangerous and illegal)
These machines are designed this way of course. Too much rolling resistance means more fuel burned just moving in a straight line, and that friction means something is wearing out.
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