"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt)
10/19/2018 at 23:24 • Filed to: Calvin & hobbes

DISCUSSION (12)

Althor237 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/19/2018 at 23:35

This must be how my 6 year old daughter sees me.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/19/2018 at 23:41

Black magic box

Urambo Tauro > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/19/2018 at 23:49

Calvinturi effect

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/19/2018 at 23:54

This is accurate

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/19/2018 at 23:54

This is accurate

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/20/2018 at 02:30

The fact that we figured out carburetors before injection is astonishing.

atfsgeoff > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/20/2018 at 02:58

Fuel injection is older than most people think. Gasoline direct fuel injection was state of the art, circa 1902, courtesy of Léon Levavasseur.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
10/20/2018 at 03:00

The history of carburettors is quite interesting, as the thing we know as a carburettor is only one of the types of carburettor. It was preceded by many different types, some of which worked and some of which didn’t.

One of the examples I remember is the wick carburettor, where the wick sucked itself full with fuel from a reservoir, and the air would flow past the wick. Due to this you get a mixing of fuel and air, but without the complicated venturi-based carburettor we know.

TheRealBicycleBuck > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/20/2018 at 04:48

In older airplanes, the pilot is constantly fiddling with the mixture to adjust performance. If you aren’t careful, ice can form inside the carburetor, cutting off the air flow to the engine.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/20/2018 at 07:07

Bill Watt erson was smarter than a carburettor...and most parents.

404 - User No Longer Available > atfsgeoff
10/20/2018 at 08:51

So direct injection is more than a hundred years old... we still haven’t figured out carbon buildup prevention?

My bird IS the word > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/20/2018 at 11:40

The fact that I've successfully rebuilt a carburetor and I still don't understand how it works says something to me.