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Inaccurate, internal combustion engines combust fuel, they don't explode it. Explosions are something you don't want in a motor.
by microcolonel 12y ago
Inaccurate, internal combustion engines combust fuel, they don't explode it. Explosions are something you don't want in a motor.
- chillingeffect 12y agoI don't know who would downvote you for this fact, but you're absolutely right.
- grecy 12y agoIsn't "combustion" just a type of "explosion". i.e. A (somewhat) controlled explosion? Combustion: Rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light Explosion: A violent expansion in which energy is transmitted outward as a shock wave.
- dragonwriter 12y agoCombustion and explosion are orthogonal concepts. You can have combustion without explosion, combustion with explosion, and explosion without combustion (e.g., the failure of a pressurized container without any chemical reaction.)