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> hand-crank a tiny air compressor Is that what Dr. Sattler is doing in this scene from Jurassic Park? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoW4vXnkhJw https://www
by tantalor 2y ago
> hand-crank a tiny air compressor
Is that what Dr. Sattler is doing in this scene from Jurassic Park?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoW4vXnkhJw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoW4vXnkhJw
- petertodd 2y agoThat would be charging up the spring to throw the breaker. High voltage breakers need to switch on (or off) very quickly, to avoid damage from arcing. It's common for them to have some kind of spring or gas piston arrangement that you pump up first to give them enough energy to do that quickly. Nice attention to detail by the filmmakers.
- TheJoeMan 2y agoNo, he's winding up a spring to close the circuit breaker quicker than a human hand could, which reduces/prevents and arc from forming as the electrical contacts close.
- optimalsolver 2y agoHold on to your culos.
- Tireings 2y agoAh shit now I want that panel for my dream house
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- marai2 2y agoHow did you remember this scene?!
- ethbr1 2y agoWhen you watched Jurassic Park in a theater in your formative years, it tended to leave an impression. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQe68kF_8M https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQe68kF_8M
- SJC_Hacker 2y agoIf you were the right age when it came out in theaters in '93 (roughly between 11-15), Jurassic Park was a huge deal. Titanic was another of those in that era (although mainly to certain females).
- tantalor 2y agoYep, I can still remember the immediate after-effect seeing it for the first time in theaters when I was 7.