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Functional Paper V8 Engine

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the powered-by-pulp dept.

glitch0 writes "This V8 Engine made entirely out of paper with the exception of a few parts (motor, wires, etc.), is fully functional. It features many moving parts which include "a compound crankshaft, a rapid cooling fan, 8 rods, 8 pistons and a complex compound gearbox etc." The engine is powered by 2×1.5V D Batteries and weighs 2.98kg. From start to finish this model took one year to design and construct. There is even a D.I.Y. kit in the works that will be released shortly at the price of $85 USD. What comes next...a fully functional car made out of paper?"

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  1. Riiiight by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A model is NOT a functional engine.

    1. Re:Riiiight by syukton · · Score: 1, Insightful

      No.

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  2. Rename it please by Transcendent · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can we please rename this a "V8 Model Engine"... simply saying it's a "V8 Engine" makes one believe it is an actual, functional engine, which got me wondering how the heck they got combustion to work without having the whole thing literally go up in flames.

  3. Ideal for schools. by saskboy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think something like this should be in many schools, or at least tour to schools, so that kids can see and understand the theory behind internal combustion engines. I knew until grade 10 that it had something to do with the gas exploding and pushing the piston to make something turn, but the details like the exhaust expulsion, fuel injection, and camshaft, etc, was lost on me until I saw it in pictures. Then for shop class, we tore down a two stroke engine.

    It would be great for budding engineers and mechanics who don't have a parent that routinely fixes their car engine at home like they did in the good ol' days, to see something like this.

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  4. I just can't help myself. by Lord+Kano · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The engine is powered by 2×1.5V D Batteries

    This is NOT a functional engine, it is a model. A functional engine made out of paper would most likely burn.

    • A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.


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    1. Re:I just can't help myself. by bani · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Actually, a functional engine made out of paper would explode first. The confetti left over would then burn.

  5. NASA building rocket out of paper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Reportedly NASA is building a rocket entirely out of paper. Except the engine and wiring. Oh, and the hull, and most everything else as well. In fact, screw the paper.

    Total nonstory. It's a MODEL engine, which is run by an electric engine. How did this submission make it past the editors?