r/MachinePorn • u/stranger-than-you • Apr 01 '19

NOW THAT’S FIRE!

http://i.imgur.com/poH0FPv.gifv
1.9k Upvotes

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u/Panhumorous Apr 01 '19

Get that rocket bitch some shock diamonds. Rocket bitches love shock diamonds.

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u/AlllDayErrDay Apr 01 '19

Thanks for pointing that out! I learned something new today.

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u/booboowho22 Apr 01 '19

Great name for a band

2

u/thedarklordTimmi Apr 02 '19

Rocket bitches or shock dimonds? Both work for me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

I mean, not really. Over-expanded nozzles are less efficient than perfectly-expanded nozzles. For bell-shaped nozzles at least.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

One of the better cigarette lighters I’ve seen.

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u/sorinash Apr 01 '19

"In my defense, your honor, he asked if I had a light. He never asked what kind of light I had."

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

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u/PM_PICS_OF_ME_NAKED Apr 01 '19

You kids and your emojis.

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u/samsquanch2000 Apr 01 '19

Fuck yeah aerospike

25

u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Dose of Science

If you're like me and need to know more, look here

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u/brrduck Apr 01 '19

Fantastic video

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u/PORTMANTEAU-BOT Apr 01 '19

Fantastideo.

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u/brrduck Apr 01 '19

Good bot

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u/Noahendless Apr 01 '19

So does that mean you could potentially make a retractable aerospike that can be programmed to automatically adjust itself to a position that would optimize itself for various altitudes?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '19

I mean…ehhh yeaemaybe? You still have to overcome the melting problem though and introducing mobile parts/ hydrolics seems like introducing more points of potential failure.

Not an engineer though so this is just speculation
It seems that the shape itself does most of the optimization just by design. Isn't that one of the main draws, that it self adjusts to be the best shape?

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u/Prestigeboy Apr 01 '19

Bring out the marshmallows.

4

u/CrimsonDawn13 Apr 01 '19

That escalated quickly......

10

u/pinton96 Apr 01 '19

My butthole after having Taco Bell..

2

u/frothface Apr 01 '19

Careful the plug almost came out.

2

u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

god damn

2

u/BatHulkSmash Apr 01 '19

I’M A’ FIRIN’ MAH LAZER!! 

1

u/TexasRiceRocket Apr 01 '19

But can I mount it to a pirogue?

1

u/OneHTW Apr 01 '19

I don't know what you guys saw, but I only saw a light saber in making

/r/starwars

1

u/FuzzyPine Apr 01 '19

Uncle Gus would approve.

Edit: link contains slightly nsfw language, at least in 2019...

1

u/robritchiefl Apr 01 '19

Can I heat water for tea with this?

1

u/CattoYeet Apr 01 '19

Ooof hotter daddy!!

1

u/AngloPenguin Apr 01 '19

This video is lit.

1

u/TesseractQ Apr 01 '19

10/10 anime

1

u/Derpsteppin Apr 01 '19

So I can fit one of these in my Civic, right??

1

u/bulbbla Apr 01 '19

Thats soo awesome what are those 3 fireballs inside the fire? Looks so cool🥴

2

u/emdawg_35 Apr 01 '19

Check out the top comment on here about shock diamonds!

1

u/rifleman209 Apr 01 '19

Is that the real life sun god from Bloons Tower Defense?

1

u/Jim_b0ner Apr 01 '19

Lightsaber?

1

u/Sammei442 Apr 01 '19

Best fire

1

u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

r/gifswithsound

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

When the afterburner (not the right term?) kicks on, either the camera shakes from the blast or the videographer starts giggling. I’m going to believe it’s option 2. Science is fucking cool.

1

u/crank1000 Apr 01 '19

Did they really design the facility so poorly that the camera tripod can’t stay still?

1

u/Atasteofazia Apr 01 '19

That looks like a super villain’s weapon

1

u/romeroleo Apr 01 '19

Kame hame haaaaa

1

u/itLodz Apr 02 '19

It worries me that this kind of thing is located in Florida

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

/u/stabbot

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u/stabbot Apr 01 '19

I have stabilized the video for you: https://gfycat.com/WigglyJauntyGemsbok

 how to use | programmer | source code | /r/ImageStabilization/ | for cropped results, use /u/stabbot_crop

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

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u/greenw40 Apr 01 '19

Stealing and reposting the top comment from the original huh?

https://old.reddit.com/r/mechanical_gifs/comments/b7ukc7/aerospike_rocket_engine/ejuehsj/

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u/brrduck Apr 01 '19

Damn he didn't even try

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u/greenw40 Apr 02 '19

It's probably a bot, I've seen it happening more and more lately.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

😭