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Message started by justin_o_guy2 on 07/11/20 at 15:26:59

Title: After cable cutting
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/11/20 at 15:26:59

Finding entertainment is different.
Lately I've been watching YouTube videos of wreckers in action..
Ron Pratt is a cool, calm, very professional guy, solving some pretty difficult problems.
I've also been watching Rosewood ,,
Smart dude, interesting show, imo

Title: Re: After cable cutting
Post by Dave on 07/12/20 at 03:38:29

JOG:

We only have one television and a very basic cable subscription. My wife tends to get some PBS drama show on just about the time I want to watch some TV to wind down before I go to bed.......so I hit YouTube instead.

A while back I was watching shows on the Land Speed Record cars past and present - really cool stuff. Going 100 - 200 is pretty basic stuff and just needs some power. If you want to go up toward 400 mph you need to get streamlining and a lot of power....and a big crew and lots of money - 437 mph is the record for a wheel driven piston engine vehicle. For the 600 mph and up club you need major dollars and major crews and jet and/or rocket engines - the current record is 763 mph.

I also watch the Asian Scooter Crash videos, and a fellow who can dismantle automatic transmissions and describe the failures in his sleep, motorcycle reviews by FortNine, and a lot of videos on folks just screwing up and hurting themselves!

I thought this air compressor that uses a river was Genius!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtYLVLkWyGc&t=562s

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtYLVLkWyGc&t=562s[/media]

And the Malaysian Grand Prix!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrXf1Ta5no

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrXf1Ta5no[/media]

Title: Re: After cable cutting
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/12/20 at 09:50:49

The air, under pressure, in the pocket below ground is tapped off by a 24 inch diameter steel pipe and brought to the surface. Here it passes into a valve house and is distributed to the mines of Cobalt.

The air is transported to the mines via a seamless pipe, imported from Germany, specific to this project. There is a total of 21 miles of seamless pipe used for the movement of air to the various mines.

I'm gonna Hafta hunt that stuff down..
Thanks

Ohhh, yeah, I've watched the land speed record cars. Speed goes up with cubic money.

Title: Re: After cable cutting
Post by Dave on 07/12/20 at 10:46:38

706F696E73744575457D6F63281A0 wrote:

Ohhh, yeah, I've watched the land speed record cars. Speed goes up with cubic money.

One of the rocket cars has a Corvette V8 motor just to drive the fuel pump for the rocket motor!

Title: Re: After cable cutting
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/12/20 at 13:49:55

That's quite the
Fun Fact, Dave..

Here's another

Supercharger Top Fuel engines feature a 14-71 Roots style blower with a maximum manifold pressure of 65 pounds per square inch. It takes 900 to 1,000 crankshaft horsepower to run the supercharger. The blower has a rotor speed of 12,450 rpm and is capable of moving 3,750 cubic feet of air per minute.
NHRA Top Fuel Engine Specifications | It Still Runs

Crazy, huh?
But seriously, hauling a V8 around
Just for a fuel pump?
I'm glad I don't Hafta buy the fuel,,
Be a Real short speed run.

Title: Re: After cable cutting
Post by zipidachimp on 07/18/20 at 03:25:45

At one time, British Army tanks used Morris Minor engines as starting motors!
Cheers! 8-)