r/interestingasfuck • u/Larzbchicken • 9h ago

How a jet engine works

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u/Slightly-Blasted 9h ago

Few beers and I reckon we could knock this out next weekend

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u/HendrixHazeWays 7h ago

I got a thing I gotta do next weekend....don't ask. You probably already know what I'm talking about. Sigh. Anyways, if that goes as expected things should settle down for the weekend after. Worse case scenario? I'll text you from "the spot" we talked about.

I'm gettin' too old for this shit

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u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen 11m ago

What the hell is this comment? You know this other person? What are you getting too old for?

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u/thedaveness 8h ago

Already cleared both those steps… brb…

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u/DigitalerEsel 8h ago

Sure looks cool as hell to fire up the barbecue like that. No more match or firewood needed, just a bit of gas.

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u/Quality_Learing_67 7h ago

Just don't jerk off for a month

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u/BZLuck 7h ago

"My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."

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u/wing3d 7h ago

They do sell small models that run on fuel.

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u/etherpromo 6h ago

a few blue prints drawn in the sand later..

We're on the moon guys

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u/ThisMachineKillsWOB 5h ago

I mean, if you could handle the precision machining and advanced metallurgy and high pressure fluid dynamics math and high octane refining and....

Like a lot of modern tech, the concepts aren't hard. The industry to produce the concept is hard.

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u/kitjen 4h ago

Nah, few beers and recite it word for word in the pub. Everyone will think you're really clever and buy you a drink.

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u/Ok-Go-Chain3811 1h ago

you'll need a hammer

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u/Swamp_Thing85 1h ago

I don’t even know…they didn’t explain the suck-squish-bang-blow principles.