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Can these work outside of an IC engine? The mechanism to move something left and right (Forward and back)
Horizontal Pistons: Outside IC Engines?
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You mean like a pump? Of course.
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Steam locomotives made excellent use of them.
[PLAIN]http://cdn.explainthatstuff.com/steam-engine-cylinder-piston.jpg
[PLAIN]http://cdn.explainthatstuff.com/steam-engine-cylinder-piston.jpg
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I feel so retarded lol, thanks for the example. It's been one of those days haha
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Don't ever think that way.Jones1987 said:
The fact that you are asking questions proves that you're not "delayed"; the fact that you happened upon the best science site on the net is good fortune on your part.
I, in fact, didn't think of your question as cut-and-dried because I didn't know exactly what you were asking. Apparently, Average (
Gotcha again, pal) interpreted it properly. My first question would have been about the specifics of what you meant by "outside of an IC engine". A piston cannot work outside of a cylinder. That's the way that I first interpreted your post, because I take things literally. If you had said "aside from in an IC engine" then it would have been easier.