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What a hand-crank radio is really doing

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Emergency survival kits feature bizarre plastic radios heavily equipped with a massive crank sticking out the side. Turning this handle furiously does not wind a tiny pleasant spring; it brutally forces a small internal component to manually create electricity. You must aggressively spin your tired arm in massive circles purely to catch a simple, highly depressing weather broadcast.

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