ever wonder what it looks like inside a running engine?

[mike-s]

Heres one showing the inside of a petrol engine,

and another, showing the combustion inside a diesel, using a crystal cylinder head.
Photron

right side middle row

[MiG]

That's awesome.

[Billz]

Amazing stuff - always known how engines work, but never actually seen it before. Reassuring to know it looks like I imagined it would.

[Cath]

That's so cool!

A long time ago a friend was teaching me about mechanical stuff and how engines worked. "Suck, squeeze, bang, blow" was his memorable way of describing it This would also be a really good way of learning how engines work - to actually see it happen!

Very cool - thanks for the link!

[mike-s]

Notta problem. I found it fascinating to watch.

[MickLC]

Geez you'd think the litter bugger standing inside the cylinder in the first one could've held the camera steady

[I-K]

<looks at the top-down movie, of the diesel engine, with its eight-petal flame front>

Hey! Cool! Bessel function!

[MiG]

Hey! Cool! Bessel function!

You evil bastard, I've been trying to forget those engineering maths lectures.

[ty]

"Suck, squeeze, bang, blow"

Mechanical stuff? .... riiiight

[I-K]

"Suck, squeeze, bang, blow"

Mechanical stuff? .... riiiight

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