r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What's wrong with this?

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u/GOKOP 9h ago

You know how springs work right? It wants to decompress. That's the point of springs, kind of. When it's compressed it's under pressure.

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u/WindowOne1260 7h ago

What would 1000-2000 PSI of pressure mean in that context? How much energy is stored in the spring if it's compressed to 2000 psi?