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robertclaus on Jan 11, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk

I thought the way he referenced the hydraulic pumps compared to electric motors with gear shafts was interesting.

masklinn on Jan 12, 2025 [–]

I spent much of the video wishing for an expansion of the pros and cons though, and why electric motors had been selected originally, and hydraulic pumps had been selected as their replacement.

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