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		tbihl on Oct 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Salt Water Dimmers No, the water wheel ("water brake", they called it) was real, it was for wasting energy, and we didn't go anywhere; but also, yes, it was a submarine, in form, albeit not exactly in function.

dredmorbius on Oct 9, 2024 [–]

If you can reveal, what sort of facility was this, and in what sector (e.g., business, research, government, military, NGO)?

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