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[โ€“] phuntis@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

where do you think you get the steam from in the first place

[โ€“] brown567@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Coal, but the fantastical flying contraption in this thought exercise uses a container of pre-pressurized steam, so it wouldn't "run out of coal" like the one in the post. It'd just run out of steam