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VIDEO: High-speed camera reveals how exhaust is born

I can remember years ago when my dad sat me down for the talk. "Son," he said. "When a mommy loves a daddy very much, they, uh, well, they buy a car together. Yeah. And in that car is an engine full of pistons." And then he went on to explain how a valve lets in fuel, the piston compresses it, the spark plug ignites the fuel and air mixture and another valve lets the exhaust escape. Of course, I thought it was all a magical process only ever seen in the minds of engineers and physicists. But now, thanks to high-speed video we can actually ... Read more →

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