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		adolph on Sept 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a Car Engine Works See also the awesome fire piston, a relatively ancient technology using the same principles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_piston

umsm on Sept 5, 2013 [–]

The inventor of the diesel engine based his design on the fire piston technology.

adolph on Sept 9, 2013 | [–]

Thats really cool; did not know that.

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