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Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe
Yeah, I was attempting to indirectly point out that you can't say a wheel is, or isn't, a flywheel based on its weight. Because whether or not it's "heavy" just depends on how much energy you need to store.
I just wanted to emphasize the fact that the OP's terminology was correct and that these are considered flywheels in this application.
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But they're not, these wheels are not storing energy (or at least enough energy to make any difference) which is the exact point of a flywheel.