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Transparent carburetor in super slow motion. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8

PeterWhittaker 4y ago
That was awesome! Really cut into my HN time :-)
dylan604 4y ago
This see thru video was much more interesting to me just because of how much more visible everything was. Sure, the slo-mo helped a lot in being a better video, but the device itself did as well. The build of the jet engine was well done, but just the visibility isn't nearly as visible into what's actually going on inside. Sure, you can see the metal casing of the combustion chamber get red hot, but it just didn't have the wow factor I was hoping for. This is not a knock on the person making the video. Sometimes you get snake eyes after all of that effort. Sometimes you roll seven, and get even better than hoped for. All in the day of the life of a content creator.
- dorfsmay 4y ago
  Keep in mind that most recent cars (last 20 years?) Have injectors and do not use a carburetor.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Yeah? And? So? Keep in mind now, that for the most recent CPUs are no longer 8-bit (20 years?), yet 8 bit microcontrollers are all the fad. Not really sure what your point is? We're not allowed to be fascinated with old tech that still works and has merit in demonstrating how/why it worked?
    - dorfsmay 4y ago
      Sure. I was just pointing it out for people wondering where this is on their car.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        It wasn't any where near a car. It was on a garden tiller. Traditional ICE lawn equipment still uses carbs.
        garaetjjte 4y ago
        Speaking of which, I would ban these. It's ridiculous that fuel injection technology is universally used in cars for over 30 years, yet exhaust of garden equipment still stinks horribly. (oh, and also ban oil-burning two-strokes)
        dorfsmay 4y ago
        Right, in a thread about jet engines... Not sure why you're so angry‽
rkagerer 4y ago
Well worth the click.
mickael-kerjean 4y ago
This is exactly why I go on HN. I got stuck at sea so many times with no wind to get back and a broken outboard where as a reflex I was taking apart the carburator and putting it back together as a quick fix without really understanding what was going on, this is massively helpful thanks!
- tiahura 4y ago
  Just bought a Catalina 22 two months ago and have been waiting a month for the outboard to be fixed. Glad I could help!
sixothree 4y ago
Not a fan of Destin knowing he works in defense and likely works on weapon systems.

PeterWhittaker 4y ago

That was awesome! Really cut into my HN time :-)

dylan604 4y ago

This see thru video was much more interesting to me just because of how much more visible everything was. Sure, the slo-mo helped a lot in being a better video, but the device itself did as well. The build of the jet engine was well done, but just the visibility isn't nearly as visible into what's actually going on inside. Sure, you can see the metal casing of the combustion chamber get red hot, but it just didn't have the wow factor I was hoping for. This is not a knock on the person making the video. Sometimes you get snake eyes after all of that effort. Sometimes you roll seven, and get even better than hoped for. All in the day of the life of a content creator.

dorfsmay 4y ago
Keep in mind that most recent cars (last 20 years?) Have injectors and do not use a carburetor.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Yeah? And? So? Keep in mind now, that for the most recent CPUs are no longer 8-bit (20 years?), yet 8 bit microcontrollers are all the fad. Not really sure what your point is? We're not allowed to be fascinated with old tech that still works and has merit in demonstrating how/why it worked?
  - dorfsmay 4y ago
    Sure. I was just pointing it out for people wondering where this is on their car.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      It wasn't any where near a car. It was on a garden tiller. Traditional ICE lawn equipment still uses carbs.
      - garaetjjte 4y ago
        Speaking of which, I would ban these. It's ridiculous that fuel injection technology is universally used in cars for over 30 years, yet exhaust of garden equipment still stinks horribly. (oh, and also ban oil-burning two-strokes)
      - dorfsmay 4y ago
        Right, in a thread about jet engines... Not sure why you're so angry‽

rkagerer 4y ago

Well worth the click.

mickael-kerjean 4y ago

This is exactly why I go on HN. I got stuck at sea so many times with no wind to get back and a broken outboard where as a reflex I was taking apart the carburator and putting it back together as a quick fix without really understanding what was going on, this is massively helpful thanks!

tiahura 4y ago
Just bought a Catalina 22 two months ago and have been waiting a month for the outboard to be fixed. Glad I could help!

sixothree 4y ago

Not a fan of Destin knowing he works in defense and likely works on weapon systems.