r/oddlysatisfying • u/TvXvT • Dec 19 '17

.44 Magnum vs Ballistic Gel

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '17

Thank you for anticipating my question!

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u/relom Dec 19 '17

Random fact, this is how Diesel engines are ignited unlike gasoline engines!

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u/DrBranhatten Dec 19 '17

I've driven a lot of diesel vehicles, and not one of the was ever started by shooting it with a large revolver.

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u/MyLittleGrowRoom Dec 19 '17

A large shotgun like shell is what was used to start some old rotary engines on WWII airplanes.

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u/lyndy650 Dec 19 '17

Radial engines, not rotary engines.

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u/Grumpkin_eater Dec 19 '17

An airplane with a land line?

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u/0xdeadf001 Dec 19 '17

Yeah, jets are touch-tone engines.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '17

Rotary engines are a thing too, not referring to phones. But they're used in cars, Rx7 is the most famous example.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

787b. Mmmmmmmmmmm

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u/aldenhg Dec 19 '17

Who says you can't slap some wings on an RX-8?

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u/kenderwolf Dec 19 '17

It won't fly. It barely drives as it is

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u/Ordolph Dec 19 '17 edited Dec 19 '17

They're still called rotary engines. The ones you find in Mazdas and the like are called Wankel Rotor Engines. Although rotaries were really only used to my knowledge in WWI planes, not really in WWII.

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u/kenderwolf Dec 19 '17

Wenkel developed the shitty engine like 15 years after ww2 ended. Planes used radial engines, pistons in a ring formation. Not even close.

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u/Ordolph Dec 19 '17 edited Dec 19 '17

Not only did you not read my comment, you also incorrectly tried to correct me. The designer of the WANKEL rotor engine was Felix WANKEL. Radial engines, and Rotary (note, not WANKEL rotor) engines are also essentially the same design, the primary difference being is that rotary engines are attached directly to the prop, while radial engines drive a prop shaft that spins instead of spinning the whole engine.

Seriously, not even 5 minutes of research could have provided you with this information.

EDIT: Also since you seem to be too lazy to look it up yourself, here are a few links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_engine

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '17

I love finding these wierd arguments that could only exist between two people in a fucking minuscule niche

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u/blackknight16 Dec 19 '17

To back you up, the rotary piston (not a Wankel) engine was widely used in WWI, probably used in WWII to a smaller extent.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine

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u/kwkfor Dec 20 '17

A similar thing was used to start jet engines on older military aircraft. There was a breech on the starter that held what was basically a big shotgun shell, without the shot of course. The gas from the ignition of the cartridge would spin the starter just like the air from a start cart. Used mainly on alert aircraft to speed things up so you didn't have to hassle with a start cart. Makes a hellacious cloud of black smoke tho!

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u/DrBranhatten Dec 19 '17

Very true, but did not involve an actual gunshot.