"clipka" <ano### [at] anonymousorg> schreef in bericht 
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> Did you know, for instance, how they get fresh water into the boiler while 
> "under steam"? I mean, they can't just open a lid and pour water in, can 
> they?
>
> Even more astonishing is the fact that the device they use to accomplish 
> this has /zero/ moving parts. And to top it off, the device essentially 
> works by using the boiler's steam /pressure/ to have the fresh water 
> /sucked/ in.
>

Fascinating. Totally subjective of course, but I think steam engines are 
more interesting than modern car engines. They have a raw and primitive 
aura, and at the same time a simple efficiency.

Thomas

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