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This article/company are misrepresenting the truth. Once you add the carburetor, a starter (watch the video, they use a drill to start the engine, obviously re
by sgnelson 10y ago
This article/company are misrepresenting the truth. Once you add the carburetor, a starter (watch the video, they use a drill to start the engine, obviously real small engines have pull starters, which add weight.), the exhaust, intake manifold, etc. This engine is much heavier than 4 pounds.
This is almost the equivalent of me saying I've invented a 3 pound airplane, which is nothing but a carbon fiber tub. You just have to add wings, engines, cockpit, etc. etc.
It's a small engine, yes, that's nice. But don't blow it's carbon emissions up my ass and expect me to believe the hype.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoThe starter may be a non-issue. E.g. starting a drone that way (with a drill) would be fine. Maybe even leave off the exhaust. Depends on the application, which they admit.
- evan_ 10y agoThis is true but the engines they're comparing to have all of these things. You could take the starter etc. off of those engines and it would weigh less, too- it's a misleading comparison.
- GauntletWizard 10y agoYou take off all those things, those engines still weigh 20 pounds. You put the mini-versions of all those things on theirs like they show in the video, and I doubt it breaks 10. It's probably overstated bragging, but they've got much to brag about.
- runholm 10y agoThen don't cheat by comparing the weight of the motor with starter to the one without a starter. They are comparing two very different things to produce a spectacular head line.