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		Tossrock 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The pivot That's a hydroelectric dam, not a water wheel. A water wheel captures mechanical energy directly for eg grain milling, not conversion to electricity via turbine.

m4rtink 4 months ago [–]

Yeah, I'm talking of mediaval or early modern water wheel powered mills for milling flour, not hydropower dams. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermill

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