ever wonder what it looks like inside a running engine?

Heres one showing the inside of a petrol engine,

and another, showing the combustion inside a diesel, using a crystal cylinder head.
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right side middle row

That's awesome.

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

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!

Notta problem. I found it fascinating to watch.

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

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

Hey! Cool! Bessel function!

Hey! Cool! Bessel function!

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

"Suck, squeeze, bang, blow"

Mechanical stuff? .... riiiight

"Suck, squeeze, bang, blow"

Mechanical stuff? .... riiiight

Only if you can't get a date...