Seems to be the most popular phrase, besides 'Take good men and make them better', or 'a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols'. It is now exactly 1 month away from my initiation. But instead of going on and on about how excited I am about joining I will let you all in on one of my hobbies. Pulse Jet Engines!!! I build the valveless kind. A true fuel burning, thrust producing engine that has zero moving parts! My son and I built this last version, and man is she loud! I didn't get it officially running but had it popping and producing a beautiful blue flame, as well getting the body of teh engine to reach about 500deg F in about 10 seconds, as an added bonus I'm sure every dog in the neighborhood was also aware of my testing! I don't think I have ever heard them all bark at the same time before! It was the first time I have run one of my engines in my garage, the other two are way too big! The wife got home just as I was wrapping things up, and I tried to impress her with my skills and she literally ran and hid behind her car while yelling at me to stop! Couldn't hear a word!
That's an interesting hobby. I bet the engine will be even louder once yuo get one fully running...
ReplyDeleteI've got two other engines that are about 3 times the size of this one, and the pressure pulse that they pump out when they start is frightening, and incredibly exciting that something this simple and safe(not going to blow your house up) can be built for less than 50 bucks! And produce some absolutly crazy power to weight ratios, the best designs can get upwards of 10:1!
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