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Gurjap

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    Alcohol Powered 2 stroke engine

    I have an old scooter engine (+ the scooter 😛) and I wanna run it on pure ethanol for a project. On...

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    d5e94443-47d2-48ff-8a69-cda052a6c2c7

    Here's what I think the designers have done. They've done away with the sails; using those we simply can't get a velocity...

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    902920ea-5de5-4722-82d6-dddd953241d3

    "Fur" blankets? There is no surer way of earning us a PETA ban. Imagine our CEO's residence being besieged by Greenpeace. How...

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    b1dd722a-08d4-4f40-9204-362881dd3d3e

    mateodid you really watch this? it was a dime.I did watch it. Been a year or so now, though, if you would...

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    e02a5744-2fa1-429f-b1c6-96a382a50e16

    Well, what do you know. Good old Steve, slain by the failed Surface tablet. I wonder if Bill would be back.

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    3f53e701-b372-4ac5-963e-ec025362054c

    This is so awesome. It doesn't look that big to me, so I'll be taking the bus from now on.

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    7a4f3e78-2130-436d-be67-28b09de9a332

    Allow me to repeat what I said: it is an auxiliary technology, and can be put "offline" whenever needed.

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    3ea2b658-a34d-48bc-9cfb-1758f3f3419d

    Wow. This is one ugly-looking watch. But, maybe Bear Grylls could find a use for it, and that's mainly because it is...

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    6f3b0814-1e41-4479-b375-656e5106bfd1

    Brilliant. Good work, Kaustubh. 😁

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    d6e1b56d-5fe3-4b1e-b97b-518e3d5e8901

    If private companies give out poor judgement, they lose consumer confidence and business. Not so for government organizations. Not to be sidetracked,...

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    5a29c50c-2fdf-4632-b7cf-6c2db89048ae

    Although the 3315 was the clear favorite, I have settled on Samsung GT C3322. <a href="https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_c3322-3941.php" target="_blank" rel="...

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    c2f79522-8e88-4e22-83bf-b0c63c452b8f

    Why are you biased against private organizations?

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    e4764a2b-0faa-47d5-b4e7-c0e145ad0b71

    Nayan GoenkaYour Idea about using cameras, you have rightly justified my doubt of quality, but you missed the quantity of vision. Cameras...

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    f70dd910-1a3b-41d3-bff2-14247a06d947

    Nayan GoenkaThis was exactly my doubt. Can you please elaborate on the solution you gave? I think my earlier post covers pretty...

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    e466068f-4c1b-4f18-8282-150eca877ab0

    Here is what I have in defense of my idea: the components are easily available, and they aren't very costly. Hence, it...

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    0ffa6add-c2e8-4963-afbf-5303878fd394

    We can digitally edit pictures and movies, right? How about we mount an HD camera on the car bonnet (2 or 3...

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    2d111def-86da-462f-8a4b-32e9f07da920

    Really? What technology have the Indians developed "in-house"? I am rather unaware of any such thing. From basic engine design to halogen...

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    e7a06321-d954-47bd-ab67-83e13d94f4fa

    Tata motors sells a lot of cars, and it's Indian. The secret to sell a lot of cars seems to the ability...

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    091f105b-65b7-400e-8139-95ec48efb2b1

    I believe the Mazda R8 uses the Wankel design. Nobody else does. There are huge problems associated with its apex seals, which...

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    9fcb1407-fea8-4c26-8125-d520e1afda67

    I find the lack of rumors about the cost interesting. After all, MS might just deliver us a 30kmpl engine. Whoever said...

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    3dbbada8-7290-4249-b1cd-3906513a0a92

    ConquerorThis is super cool innovation In general people tend to forget to use Dimmer head lights in populated roads This auto dimmer...

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    c30c2e1f-a3ac-47b3-8075-cde1a299e8b4

    All these methods that Kaustubh points out are being used in defense applications where their costs are justified. More specifically, they are...

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    02328411-14c8-4353-8188-cb971fc7fb29

    Hmm. Guess I can relax the requirement for "cheap", but the rest, I really can't. #-Link-Snipped-#: It's rainy season, and I drive...

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    4bb9b446-d285-4e49-a848-e430d9abf2a2

    Actually, a whole lot of Diesel engines you'll see (made in India variety, sometimes found in auto rickshaws, or in tractors ,...

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    0d35c005-9ea7-4252-9351-fcef583b91eb

    You'll notice that aerodynamics (coupled with product design and feasibility) dictates that the vehicle be built low, i.e. its ground clearance be...

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    Help me buy a tough new Dumb Phone with crazy battery life, please?

    Hey. Now that I am a proud member of the engineering workforce of India, I find my old '08 blackberry becoming more...

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    c11e47c7-0d86-4e96-b1cc-640f79d61f23

    0.5 seconds? Already that fast here 😀 But, I have no trouble with fast becoming faster.....

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    0eb266f5-6d35-47e8-b8bb-d496ab47ed06

    I see an opportunity here: maintaining the university website could be a good part-time job for students, and the university could pay...

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    b73e313e-c5af-4492-a3db-4d32881ae9e8

    Are the shocks severe, and do they happen when your feet aren't wet or naked? If so, you need to contact the...

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    2b677063-67f0-4990-ba30-7cdf6e6a1106

    Alright, some googling confirms this stuff, and I am in shock. How could the Tatas, known for their scrupulous and solid engineering,...

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    88f440ea-8b54-43d3-8227-5647a37aa45c

    First of all, a really astute observation by Kaustubh, and something that has annoyed me for a long time. Them websites look...

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    b4f0e122-615d-4b73-8321-76eb2934a278

    You answered your own question. The PCD of a rack is infinity, just like the diameter of a straight line is infinity....

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    be0320a0-da14-4ab0-a343-fd65585bd4ef

    As in, the car caught fire and burned everybody inside?

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    d51d0770-9b3e-41a2-a75f-3b9d557da166

    What the hell? Just because you ripped off a Raptor F22 Lockheed Martin airplane doesn't mean it's going to perform like the...

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    309fd770-7fa8-460a-a03c-33b7ee774815

    Didn't quite understand the above exchange. Nanos "burning on the road"?

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    2c150a4a-aaba-4a7d-a048-b0e641e9598a

    Something along the lines of new debate format, or a whole new debate section like the old yahoo messenger?

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    0550d9b6-fe60-43a8-91fe-7be66a843e70

    Hmm. Good you upgraded the server, but honestly I couldn't have told if you hadn't posted about it. Sorry about doing a...

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    512b0ff1-35c0-40fb-b329-34d6acc64458

    It was impossible for the British to rule over such an enormous land without solving the inherent logistic problem of being able...

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    ebe08070-0564-4154-84dd-d2d17c54c86c

    Good replies to my question. Thank you.

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    a530b0a6-0a8f-4ffc-a88d-b4ccac0136b9

    Thing is, any conversions of the sort will need energy to be expended, and energy production leads to greenhouse gases being released...

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    bc882cd5-5661-46cd-b093-55b1c8e92259

    😀 It certainly is.

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    f6c20b1e-f5e6-4135-b683-9666fb8c2c16

    Sure. But, as you pointed out, the inverter, when charging, loaded the Powercom. Therefore, the Powercom was loaded extra for the time...

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    e6c99bb2-411d-4742-bce9-90dd0a5788fe

    Will you take questions from members?

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    1520b813-e70c-495c-accf-b894af2ca6e5

    I know, right? I mean, all the inverter did was to shift the load, while increasing it. How did Powercom benefit by...

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    a5eea4c3-064f-4d45-ac6a-97f9e6680f88

    This is one ugly looking motorbike, but then again I think all motorbikes not Royal Enfield are ugly looking. Thanks for that...

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    What is the point of load shedding if people have inverters?

    During a recent power cut or "load shedding" when the temperatures was in the fifties, I was in the process of saying...

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    7a08b6be-1a89-47d8-a5b1-9d49a356355b

    I'm busy for a while, so I can't really work on it now, but I have this idea of printing an eagle...

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    fc8e3b1b-e49a-4c27-b08f-adc736d87576

    Sorry I missed it. I have an exam tomorrow.

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    8da5d214-8cfd-44d0-950b-66858689a5d9

    So, problem solved? Or not satisfied with the quote?

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    0d5942cb-5307-4ff8-b055-31e043a270c4

    Is this a hoax? Sure looks like one to me...

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    0363a7c1-865d-4b44-8003-426f983c453a

    Hey, good job Kaustubh. Thanks!

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    f2dccca7-fe05-4781-9901-59df646f9c79

    Abhishek RawalLibreOffice is OpenSource licensed under LGPLv3.0, I am quite sure of this.You know what, I think you're right. Thanks for pointing...

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    18b76cde-27f4-44dc-bf05-9f184f7c061f

    Alright, yes or no for an Iphone app? 😕

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    ab122964-a68c-4ca6-8e12-502590be6c49

    2% of Sahara desert's land area works out to about 188000 sqkm, which ain't no joke, seeing Delhi's area is a little...

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    31713adc-7071-4e6b-b4f5-0806be2e8bec

    Hmmm. Releasing an iApp?

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    ad016c86-0fc0-467a-aac7-cf0a07b388a4

    What? Absolute Zero is back?

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    02e9d0d7-6cd0-420a-ab88-7c18ad142c3f

    Hey, ever since Oracle bought OpenOffice, it's gone down into the depths, and Oracle's LibreOffice is facetiously named, seeing it is not...

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    acfc1028-eb40-4b8f-adea-07bfc6972ed4

    Hey, may the best man win, right? Felicitations to #-Link-Snipped-#!!

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    36ac5b82-0f6b-4381-8729-85463fe9b088

    The rest of my suggestions.

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    60b7275f-c370-4fd5-992e-056ffda4d83d

    How about the rest, #-Link-Snipped-#?

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    87832be1-e11e-4bbb-b69b-91accbd4a391

    Maybe that would be a good idea. Limit it to, say, 5 members, and let about three or four debates rage separately....

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    56595f32-33bd-41fe-9816-118ae15de429

    Otherwise, the debate was rather nice and took my mind off things.

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    cc262671-ae1d-46d8-8d27-406af9ea57b2

    Maybe you should sequence the members' posts, so no one may interrupt before their time.

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    710b5d8b-ffed-432e-ba56-4572da6dfac7

    WHAT? I missed the deadline? I thought I only had to be here before 3 PM on sunday for the 'roll call'!!

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    3628acd6-6ef5-426e-a930-ee0705a159d0

    Adding to above, when any pure substance (such as water) changes its phase, its temperature does not change. Hence, when water boils...

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    827a4639-1e7e-4079-b70b-27422fc58f5e

    HOLY GUACAMOLE!! You can buy an alien spaceship with that kind of money. What's wrong with people??

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    12bff37b-2f79-424a-89d5-7d36f31a4a7e

    No details on the actual process they've employed. Have they merely caused the electrodes to be super-spongy? Proprietary information, perhaps?

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    18b11aca-12a7-4208-8fff-10eaea4c43c5

    C'mon Kastubh, moar sources please 😀 this is fascinating stuff. I wonder how they solved the deep cycle/overall life tradeoff problem, if...

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    0af37d4b-c143-4d38-9ad8-4deaddbb37e7

    When steel above recrystallization temperature is quenched in water, the temperature of the water remains somewhat near its boiling point (due to...

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    8df83fe0-6faa-4e71-96be-f93c93946629

    I'm quite sure we can make those shirts to covers and curtains as well. Might not look quite trendy, but it'll be...

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    98b730a3-8868-43a0-9c2c-16598a6eb3aa

    whoa dude!!! if u doubt what i said you might as well surf google or wiki or something and find out!!I did...

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    983b9848-5a29-4887-81f2-5a32d3d1c413

    AYE 👍 I wish we could have voice chat or something to go with it, but as they say, if wishes were...

  73. #Threads

    9040d026-7976-4ef4-be42-a1947e67f4e6

    Topic: What do you think the IT Law should look like?

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    067c3755-f8e4-4e35-afac-b40e2977045c

    I wear it only when I go off to the exam hall. Otherwise, no real point.

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    04cec111-24f5-4b97-a59c-7431a5578dfc

    I believe the Nazis usurped all the petroleum in Europe during WW2, so some enterprising citizens attached a gasifier in a little...

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    921b8c53-edba-4f86-82fb-fd04fc2cf055

    How heavy could it be, I wonder? But I will most definitely use it to charge super capacitors hidden in my arms...

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    78660f07-f643-4d37-ab0d-114473453fe0

    How are they solving the eddy current problem with the obviously-PM-type magnets, I wonder

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    73d7b709-948b-4283-a124-016d31ea6968

    Somehow, Man of Plastic or Man of 2,3-dimethylpolypropylene doesn't have quite the same ring as Man of Steel.

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    f5d943df-a988-4e86-8fe1-89482e6d3860

    This, Sir, is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Kudos to you for bringing it to me 😀

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    08f7e1f0-f1e7-4cbd-8de9-058c0c8fc066

    I suggest you look for turbines used in geothermal power plants, seeing these are the only turbines that could conceivably utilize such...

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    3efeb9a8-1654-44de-a908-c7300bc91703

    This surely cannot be that simple, seeing even superchargers with intercoolers can achieve the same effect you described. Modern cars have very...

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    910ae065-ce66-4118-93e1-1b7500250dd0

    If I were to be hit by bullets, I'll prefer I be made of steel, not aluminum. Reasons? More weight, better alloyability,...

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    25a0f4b6-542e-42ce-9988-6922209e82fd

    Unless you have uber mechanical manufacturing skills, buy one motor for each of your wheels, to make motion control easy. These are...

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    2afc52c5-9b9d-4a20-89cd-46ccdf8b3638

    So, any updates?

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    0eea159e-a6fb-4a8a-bf4c-9b9e5397443b

    You're a lucky guy. Mind me asking hiw you ended up in Israel in the first place? 😀

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    0fb3b2b9-768f-4566-abff-6dc5725edc9c

    Or maybe a code-a-thon?

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    4924c4e7-8ca2-4d3f-b896-f1a796224834

    Don't tell me we are launching a video game 😛

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    b87799fb-e38b-4dba-aeee-0cca29e77450

    @kasturbh what was your overall "feel" of the company and its Oscar? How did the car handle? How was its noise, its...

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    b6aaef20-5953-4f9c-b7f8-ca4fa626b27c

    oprime#-Link-Snipped-# Check out this website - #-Link-Snipped-# This company swaps out depleted battery packs with fully charged batteries.Thank you for this...

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    71952fe7-98e7-493d-b5f1-41782bce11c1

    A.V.RamaniI can hazard a guess, the energy spent on the pump may not be recovered by the benefit accrued.It just came to...

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    a43cbc56-bcf7-49fc-b9f2-a7b9a6060ca6

    Truly spoken. Which means, again, that not everybody need to code, since the basic structure has already been erected for them. As...

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    a5ed90dc-6205-4665-b173-7b9ef6bd4067

    The reason I asked was, because steam isn't normally extracted between stages from turbines to reheat it. Reheating is done between different...

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    1129c3ad-7552-4226-b068-a2f60f880b32

    And interesting it was!! Brilliant college project I think.

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    7d4ff7a9-eb12-4843-8019-bbe35142327b

    Alright then. Consider a Vertical, Single cylinder IC engine. Suppose it was running and you turn off its ignition. Now what is...

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    3a6f5c36-229c-47c8-8e53-f19f35e2e7a7

    A.V.RamaniElectrolyte cannot hold any charge. In a rechargeable battery a reversible reaction takes place. During discharge the reaction goes to a thermodynamic...

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    7d282207-1d07-427c-ba37-fbcd172aecd5

    Brilliant plan, and I totally welcome Railways' plan to get out of the jungle age. No more getting bored while travelling long...

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    10473934-a554-466b-a3de-3467ba7b64ad

    That is one awesome-looking ride (I mean the Ducati, hope you don't mind Ramani sir). Although if I had the money, I'd...

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    adfeb62c-104e-46e3-88a9-1129a4071e00

    Following up on this thread: I did some research on charging batteries (Lead Acid ones, specifically) and as it turns out, you...

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    b095b389-4de0-4866-b673-bdd3987ebc90

    The business model of raising prices at a whim does quite well in sectors where the product is a necessity, like oil...

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    5dc593a6-40fe-4856-ace9-052f033ea2fb

    Are you sure you don't mean regeneration cycle?

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    105b8d24-9168-4801-9374-de0efbb66268

    Interesting question. Obviously size is not a problem, seeing Fairbanks/Morse and Wartsila manufacture huge diesel engines larger than an average house anyway.....

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    401e3f80-fefd-4074-a270-1ecc976b498e

    I don't imagine the piston would go to any specific position once the ignition is shut off. It may come to rest...

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    fbeaacf6-4c66-43d6-89ed-68f892e36de0

    This is a nascent tech, but its ramifications are probably bigger than we can imagine. What if they are able to make...

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    006e15a3-7000-426f-9c1a-8bc2081046fd

    Well, then maybe if its reactivity is low, chem people can use it to design new, compact packed bed reactors. I wonder...

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    9746b4e5-f696-48d2-95a4-1e5722329585

    Assembled in china? Meaning manufactured and assembled in china, I imagine.

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    849e304b-f99b-46c4-ae0e-805b397618ef

    Any info about its stiffness? If it's high enough, we could make structural shapes out of it and use them in aeroplanes...

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    97fa7f28-ebf3-405d-8d41-4a5aa209f7c8

    I'll try to login via facebook and see if I can share some of AZ on it- or is that allowed?

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    36375cf2-fb0b-4554-a06f-c5512f8ae412

    I do believe you are right about that. Looks like recycling chemicals after, say, a hundred charges might just be our best...

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    b65f706f-52fc-4787-9b6d-b9ebf27d6567

    But I think what smart watches would really do is augmenting concepts like google glass. The watch would handle data processing, while...

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    3cde9f8b-a178-4ce3-8e2b-f908f75a49bd

    If there was just a wearable data dongle with wifi I could wear like a watch, I'd totAlly buy it. Just think:...

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    1f330406-8ea7-4f9b-ba44-1f57b9387b9b

    If it's any consolation, it's not as if the chinese designed those motherboards themselves. Those things are all designed in usa or...

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    e4177bd8-5477-4e33-8beb-821c44ff4b27

    If only we could come up with some cool apps, the Aakash tablet might as well become a low cost Data Acquisition...

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    3d1a52aa-ab3d-4727-8fc7-5702d161716c

    What is it the journos say? "Never believe a rumor until it is officially denied." But the idea was pretty good, and...

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    bda16135-4406-42f3-9a2d-3638ac082507

    I suggest you use a carburetor to inject atomized water into the intake manifold. I would ask you to look into variable...

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    1217d1cf-4cc8-4cc9-9a2f-131d122e6adb

    Interesting argument about the charging time. This kinda crossed my mind too, and forgive me for being naive, but if we were...

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    Solving the charging problem for hybrids

    Even a Tesla roadster, today's most advanced and relatively popular completely electric vehicle needs at least 1 and a half hour to...

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    e013f6f6-a93c-4616-98ea-470f705d5877

    1). what is your current occupation? Student, final year, mechanical engg, nit jalandhar 2) What is your location, at present? Jalandhar 3)...

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    f6dcf9d9-fd6c-4dc3-bb9c-22fddb53c3af

    Most programs and apps today are developed with the end user in mind. Especially the professional software that mechanical engineers use today...

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    69bee79c-f517-4b50-987b-2a4ff14c6d2c

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented." ~Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899

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    e3cc913f-8aaf-4fe7-8091-e329b6f8b211

    I know a whole lot of dudes who can code like any other well trained blind monkey in the code-a-thon, but ask...

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    34a5c67f-e5ba-4c18-82c5-987be1f80938

    Projects like Curiosity are one of those bones the US Govt throws NASA time to time, seeing these people are responsible for...

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    513bddfe-cde9-4913-a8c8-6d117c520fae

    Gets a like from me, because it's the funeral bells for YouTube and all other such monopolies. Organizations like MPAA are really...

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    b3c3fbc7-fc3f-4123-b38f-a994e5a71b80

    Interesting question. I might do some analysis here by asking you what kind of load the motor is carrying and then telling...

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    6a3cd587-380b-4d89-afae-c7b993d499ef

    Although another gear can be used, it will be a major hassle to make space for it, if it can be arranged...

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    0c0e41f9-03df-4d75-87a2-7b4246bf9e16

    I wasn't thinking hooking up to some ISP and using some app like Viber.. I was thinking True P2P. Say you have...

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    953fba10-02a4-45e0-9a28-58c0633de3cc

    I was kinda hoping you'd say "No", and then I'd say "Aha!! See? Browsers would always be relevant to discover and explore...

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    841f7b34-d17b-4547-aa10-5498e7a891a7

    I am one of those 'retards' that still uses BB. And the thing is rock-stable, whatever else it might be. You know,...

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    bb4921f6-6e33-41b4-9d27-e862d850516a

    You ever think of releasing an app for CE?

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    dfdf5ef8-bee6-472d-87ca-948bcad36fd1

    Cool vid!! The quadrupeds would soon be standard military hardware (after the solve the battery problem, if they already have and just...

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    677737da-64a1-46ec-9ed7-117b5eb96ce3

    Hey, so is the case in the supposedly "developed" state of Punjab. I'm glad to see some kind of work going down,...

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    7e54d32e-4296-4990-88b2-e075321356f4

    #-Link-Snipped-# Thanks for the offer man. Maybe some day I'll take you up on it. 😀

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    98734570-c87c-4a1e-a678-de1461fb6807

    I wish we could post anonymously here. Some annoying pricks from my university have this annoying habit of spying for The Man...

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    900dd152-7eb9-46cd-b420-e119b540766a

    I listen to Rammstein a lot. For a while I didn't understand any of their German lyrics, but the music made me...

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    06a0d283-1602-4387-8159-92731cbfd62d

    Comment On VoiCE with your CE Account: This was one of the most requested facility on CE, but wasn't possible because of...

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    76c27cb7-2565-48ae-b62c-60018fde2388

    A whole lot of people have opted for Diesel power, especially in BRIC and European countries. Americans are still reluctant to adapt...

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    bc1582bc-1058-4ba9-be84-1de991aa3e2a

    When I saw the topic, I thought,"a bicycle with only front-wheel drive? COOL!" 😀 If only this dude used hydraulic pumps and...

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    2168deb9-384b-400c-bcaf-64553650f924

    Let this be answered once and for all. There are two broad designs of piston IC engines: Spark Ignition (SI) Design and...

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    8a1e7418-f1ac-4e4d-9edd-55b781778054

    Not only diesel based jet fuels are possible, they are probably being used right now in many, many fighter craft today. The...

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    f5ab1019-fe71-4790-a116-72b6d88bbe5e

    I'll hazard a guess: only 1 phone was shipped to India. Some dumb rich kid bought it, and BB said all their...

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    6fba8ad9-7357-47c9-ba4f-92c0f5edfea8

    I don't believe it. Maybe a marketing stunt? Who in their right minds would buy that thing for 43k?

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    ad230258-b2bb-482c-99a2-3b7ae077d35d

    Chrome + Win7 is fine. Chrome version 25.0.1364.152 IE version is 10. Updated it a while back, and while I'm trying to...

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    2c77e54f-10e5-47f6-897d-51d68659765f

    Why buy BB z10 when you can have an iPhone 5 for the same price? This was a rather dumb move by...

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    fe28fbf3-fa31-4d1f-a1af-1278ddc1566d

    Just in case you were wondering, IE + win7 is working okay.

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    1f2961fd-8498-4308-b86e-09a059ca8dd4

    buy a nokia 6600 and flash it around. Watch what happens (still a coooooool phone that one)

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    97a21f7e-310b-4e5a-bf6c-f01f71e6ed74

    I think anyone dumb enough to leave a core mechanical company to work as a corporate sockpuppet must be allowed right in....

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    a027dec7-e5fb-4356-969a-3f93f520c951

    Dude, people graduating in India in any kind of engineering (and I will proclaim this with the greatest confidence) have no skills...

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    72d1d176-4d0c-4d84-b00d-cfc01aa6ac11

    I am voting for flying DeLoreans, myself. Just kidding. No way the Man is going to allow people to fly their own...

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    0255d7d0-b03f-4d2f-b967-1a6bd000dc76

    The FDA classifes mess food as industrial-level biohazard.

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    f9e11de2-d4ce-4527-ae9c-61d3a4cdf132

    This is why HRs ask the weirdest questions, I suppose..... to put off people who've "practised" for interviews.

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    d130c121-7247-44b3-bf7b-6bb43d9fd7ad

    What's that logo on that laptop? A Watermelon? 😁

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    8fe53165-72e5-46e7-bfc5-2df0f8bb4b5a

    As they say, substantiate or suffocate. The Indian automobile sector is highly diesel centered, and this launch won't come a day too...

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    895b24f0-6f4f-4b0f-8eb2-b55032eda6dc

    Well, I was lucky enough in that matter. The heat exchanger @ where I interned was out to lunch but nobody really...

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    3b53085e-fa70-4d10-9763-90a3dff9702e

    You need maximum traction to plow and pull (hence the name 'tractor'). For that purpose, the rear wheels need to be large...

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    83af832c-9073-4198-b533-017159fc1023

    Well, this severely limits the chance of Oscar Wilde-isms. But a good move.

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    f0e3e2d3-5ab4-41d2-a7d7-aa99ee9e385f

    I find myself running out of excuses for buying Apple 😛

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    The Energy Return Over Investment (EROI) Method for evaluation of alternate fuels

    Alternate Fuels here refers to any other fuel than Gasoline/Petrol or Diesel, as derived from petroleum. The term is used for general-use...

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    4a3f60e4-97fb-4658-89b9-b34069417aa2

    Let's make it mandatory for the politicians and their families to be attended to by a SC/ST doctor. I know, wishful thinking...

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    8bce02c9-30a1-48c2-ba2d-2aec010e56eb

    😁 bloody outrageous mate.... smooth graph plotting?? 😀

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    f62cda2d-5002-4993-9250-a03251754d4d

    supposing we tax everyone who uses the words "INNOVATION" or "PARADIGM"?

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    6a6b64d6-776c-48f6-ad79-fa080ce7b32f

    Earth Buster 9000...... crazy funny 😁

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    bc3dbff8-c559-4208-b289-f3dc1baf6f3f

    Even if it is feasible, you'd need to convert the heat to electricity. And contain the core. And use a fission reactor...

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    57054d76-5867-4141-8937-7446fc34f57e

    Your links do not work. Try using google docs.

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    e2e97ada-d307-448e-9e0b-3ef83106d4dc

    Nah man, mine's been going since 2 years

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    0404e605-7ab9-4106-8243-1d58a05c45da

    Totally electric cars are really not feasible. We have had technical discussions on CE on this issue, you can looks those up...

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    edf6430b-c836-422f-92d7-fa7e5a85487f

    If you've been to Mumbai, you know it's awesome 😛 Well, more seriously, I think IITB is better than its counterparts. I...

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    3c8596fb-a189-47f4-abdd-1b5b31aa0f30

    I think they named "AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" rather aptly 😛

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    4f4995f8-ec0c-4071-8f73-135531070c19

    You are right #-Link-Snipped-#. HCCIs can't burn all kinds of fuels in a single engine yet. But the HCCI technology is still...

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    f0c3d45f-3aed-4c15-9ccd-d10a229f2fca

    You know you could be censored for sayin that 😛... Big G is watching you

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    9162a42b-5097-4c6a-95d4-68c86f864215

    Udaya BhaskarIn which field do these Engines Used Currently for Work Purposes ..? And I have an another Question for u ,...

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    0974083a-d844-40da-8075-372f7a194072

    I'd refer you to Heywood's Internal Combustion Engines and Pulkrabek's Engineering Fundamentals of IC Engines.

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    19b6c828-395d-4c2b-ac99-ca8301a41a1b

    bioramaniI think that a rotary motor is best at peak power. It is inefficient at lower powers.Are you sure? From what I've...

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    40c5feb7-f62a-46b4-ba8c-ed104af13bc3

    I did say that fuel is compressed, but I was trying to simplify. Certainly air is compressed, and then the fuel is...

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    b5550371-5e3f-4b5d-9bc2-b78b86a9dc76

    Google "HCCI engines". Those are being designed to burn all kinds of fuel in a single engine. But since you mentioned "vehicle",...

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    130fcba1-0359-42c8-b95e-285e2484e658

    This is actually a brilliant idea. A turbocharger is "online" only at certain exhaust pressures and temperatures, whereas a supercharger is "online"...

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    2d2bc4ab-9092-441e-9368-b9e26681ece8

    bwaaaaaahahahahahaha that last one was crazy funny

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    f18442d4-1ca6-4019-abcc-c0460c245f21

    If you fill a diesel with petrol, the vehicle will run, but very badly, with coughing and chugging. This is because the...

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    7daa070d-5b10-4a28-9747-013cf1b6f0f4

    Diesel Engines use compression-ignition technology to burn fuel. That means the fuel is compressed till it burns. That requires a certain kind...

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    c6e7101d-d72c-47af-82dd-b19fc8a00689

    Too bad I can't really check the video right now, because I'm using my cellphone to connect to the net 😔 maybe...

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    3d5be3e4-259a-4dc0-89c2-26e700804cd3

    could it be that "I see through your eyes" thing? Sounds good for military applications, but dunno where I'd be using it...

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    8c422dd1-337e-4a58-818e-3e6f39c73230

    When people talk about mobius strip, I usually say.... you're looking at the wrong surface. How about the almost-negligible surface at the...

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    c257e7de-0bed-448c-9e14-5f5b60196b8e

    Maybe he wants to make ozone? But then again, what does that have to do with air con?

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    b8cd2db1-9578-458b-b6e3-e19801ed70e9

    Well, technically you don't really need to, when you can just compress the air.

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    b22adf41-f0e3-41bb-9a21-56ed8f1daa9f

    bwaaahahahahahahaha... more more 😛 keep it up chuck 😀

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    14be31c9-d2e8-47e7-b4c9-8834260be01b

    Let's see. When you scrawl something on paper, you do give it some height, in the terms of the pencil lead deposited...

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    For Engineers: Selecting your calculator

    Well, I had my Casio 115fx die on me DURING an exam, and I was p*ssed off, needless to say. I've used...

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    014f273b-bd60-4f78-857e-53b94bd21b9b

    mechanical engineer WOOT 😛

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    544d9b21-c42f-46e7-8b0c-bcfe9492c416

    First of all, please do not allow SMS lingo or non-English languages. I think that'd just be irritating. And unlikely to improve...

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    08b42f55-8741-400d-901e-928e976c90dc

    Hm, maybe I should have said the piston that's on the membrane; not the sponge. My mistake.

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    9e088974-c3d4-4931-ba5b-f00729e7ebd0

    how about "telling the folks back home"? 😛

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    eb4d2084-6985-4271-b80a-23afa5baca1b

    If I may suggest, buy an Apple. You can get a 3GS, unlocked I think.

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    926127fa-5073-4265-bea4-4a7bdaeab1da

    I use rubbing alcohol on the glossies I own, but matte screens are sure a pain. The dust accumulates in annoying swirling...

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    34f178d4-d567-4557-9925-8b5ea6320ed0

    I am thinking homemade custom parts for hobbyists.

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    2f964bca-b195-457e-ac60-ee5b84631b39

    hahahaha.......good wordplay on hotchkiss 😛

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    7e305cc5-a13d-4158-8983-83590feb3ac8

    zaveri3. no it wouldn't work , because those are the vital parts of this engine. well, how?

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    03ea57e0-8764-4e38-a86c-120b2466f9df

    Questions that I have: 1. Is it vital to have that ninety degree offset between the sponge-rod and the piston-rod? 2. Could...

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    dd28bf0e-1351-47e8-8b9c-0d64bec1b8da

    This dude hasn't told us the nitty-gritty of how it works. But it's a good science project.

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    f21175ce-e83b-4397-b234-c1d93439b2bd

    Nokia 1100 is just the thing you want dude..... use a rubber band to attach it to your iPod's back, and you...

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    f527df2b-d421-43e1-ae33-072c6d363a1e

    proper good job mate 😀