things that might make you go WOW!!!!! thread

Gecko

Gecko

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Interesting time in history. A couple of points.
The blow torch used to get it warmed up, uses exactly the same principle - liquid into the heating tubes, heated to gas temp, through the jet where the fuel mixes with air and burns. Most of the heat comes out the front, but some is used to keep the heating tubes hot.

Low compression (3~4 : 1) have the advantage they will run on just about anything, but the downside is efficiency.
A low compression engine has two significant flaws.
1. for a given power output, the engine needs to be large.
2. you are extracting a low % of the energy contained in the fuel, so for a given power, the fuel consumption is very high.
 
Bucket on wheels

Bucket on wheels

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Lancs Lad

Lancs Lad

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mental!!!

 
Gecko

Gecko

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I know news from the colonies is a bit slow, so you may need to catch up
A couple of year ago, we had a delightful lady poison her in-laws with beef wellington made with Death Cap mushrooms.
Well she was convicted and appealed.
Short version - the appeal judge said (I'm paraphrasing) "You have to be F*&kin kidding", and then removed the possibility of parole.
(previously, she could be considered for parole after 33years)

good result.
 
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