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My secret Santa sent me such a cool little thing. It’s a Sterling Engine or an external combustion engine.
Here’s how it works:
-The alcohol lamp heats the air in the cylinder above it; this expands the air inside
- The expanded air pushes the cylinder back, wich pushes the bottom thing out
- With the bottom thing out, cold air flows up the bend and into the top cylinder
The cycle repeats until the heat is removed
I love it! Thank you for the cool, unique gift.
T0go
put... put your sewing machine on it
vwgasyoudead
Neat
canipleasejusthaveanameforonce
Ey i got one of those for my birthday last year! Does yours kinda vibrate then start to move around on your desk?
jebowlin
@OP if you like that you could maybe google hit and miss engines, thats a thing from around the same era, Victorians engines are cool
Mikstrix
Use methylated spirits, they burn hotter and it works alot easier.
BillandTedsUnremarkableTripToCostCo
tx1383
TagaryenFangirl
That is so cool
SaltyInternetPirate
Is that a sewing machine?
tegfdd77
It is a sewing.
necr0politan
Ye olde tattoo machine
rozwell51
That is a great flame licker engine. I can watch those for hours, so fascinating.
EmeraldN
Stirling engines are the shit.
BlueAtlas
Nice. I have one of these too!
imgureeeee
I want one!!!
PanNonOpticon
Fun fact: it works as a refrigerator too. If you put motor to run it, one end heats up and the other cools down.
Repeteus
Stirling!
ChelsTehHazelnut
You're so welcome! I'm so happy you like it!
amoebasUNITE
@ViolentVibrator
alltheusernamesitriedweretakensoiusedthisone
Really cool. Was wondering how it sounded. Then I saw it. The little muted speaker on the top right hand corner. Oh the joy.
GondwanaCraton
The same engine that allows inexpensive subs to sink very expensive US aircraft carriers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saCdvAp5cow
scotskies
Sterling job
GlenL
Okay . . .but where do you put the weed?
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
In your butt, gets you like 10 times more higher
pokemeinthecoconut
Thank you for filming the correct way
CrimsonDubu
hm... use it to charge your phone.
midrampage
So now is when @OP hooks up his favorite dildo to the machine. Enjoy!
oblimo
We need an eternal combustion engine. Let's find God and put Him to work!
freckletr0n
Who was this SS, where can I get one of these for my dad?
ChelsTehHazelnut
I was the SS, if you search "Stirling engine" on amazon there are a few different ones.
PhilMcrevice
So alcohol solved your mini engine problem?
AtsaMattaForMe
bhobby1212
Wouldn't that be fluid dynamics?
crumblybutgood
extraDimensionalAnxiety
I love you!
dbcooper1268
Now figure out how to turn it into a generator to charge your phone!
digsdugs
Stirling engine phone charger in action. https://youtu.be/1JqFXcVLhMk
some1username
It's a sterling engine, they are already used in power generation. I do admit a table top phone charger does sound cool.
tokennametaken
Very cool.
somnif
Very very VERY little torque to the thing though, so couldn't really make much current. Better than 0, but that's about it.
JokerJeep
That's exactly what I was thinking
thewretchedstone
use the energy to play a video about unlimited Free Energy on youtube..
illogicalphallusies
you need a coil, magnet, and a rod. attach rod to thing that goes "in and out" so its a push/pull machineattach magnet to tip of rod and¹
illogicalphallusies
²let it push/pull the magnet through the coil, will generate AC electricity the issue will be cutting it from that crazy frequency to 60hz
Camelspotting
Just stick the copper in your charging port, I'm sure it will be fine.
GTA3Fan
https://interestingengineering.com/stirling-charger-v-2-0-charge-your-phone-with-a-candle
GondwanaCraton
With a name like Christian Fuchs, you know it will work!
NachoPete
That guy Fuchs.
Rymdblomma
With a name like that you're either part German, or a porn star. Possibly both. Either way he should know all about thrusting pistons