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The Diesel-Electric Mind Explosion
Engineering Tech
16 hours ago 14.8K views 0 shares
The Diesel-Electric Mind Explosion
That moment when you discover diesel locomotives aren't directly powered by diesel engines but actually use them to generate electricity for electric motors! The astronaut meme perfectly captures that "my whole life has been a lie" realization. Diesel locos are basically power plants on wheels—the diesel engine runs a generator that powers electric traction motors. It's like finding out your "gas-powered" car is secretly a hybrid. Engineering bamboozlement at its finest!

Useful Work Goes Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Physics Engineering Science
1 month ago 14.7K views 0 shares
Useful Work Goes Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ever noticed how engines are basically energy wasting machines? 😂 This brilliant diagram shows the sad truth of thermodynamics in action! In diesel engines, only about 30-40% of the fuel's energy actually makes it to the wheels as "useful work." The rest? It's just throwing a party elsewhere as heat, noise, friction, and other parasitic losses! It's like ordering a large pizza but only getting to eat 3 slices while your roommates (who didn't pay) steal the rest. The Second Law of Thermodynamics strikes again - no system is 100% efficient, and entropy always increases. Engineers spend their entire careers fighting this uphill battle against physics, trying to squeeze every last drop of efficiency from these mechanical beasts. And yet, thermodynamics just laughs and goes "brrrrrrr" with your wasted energy!

The Thermodynamic Reality Check
Engineering Physics Science
1 month ago 15.6K views 0 shares
The Thermodynamic Reality Check
The brutal honesty of thermodynamics in one perfect cartoon! This meme brilliantly illustrates the second law of thermodynamics in action through a diesel engine. While some energy actually does useful work (the tiny mouse getting the good stuff), the majority gets wasted as heat, noise, and vibration (the big chunky guy hogging most of the energy). Engineers call these "parasitic losses" because they're basically energy vampires stealing power that could be moving your car forward. Even the most efficient diesel engines only convert about 40% of fuel energy into actual work - the rest just becomes your engine's mixtape of rumbles and heat.

The Diesel Debate: Rational Arguments vs. Engine Noises
Climate Science
7 months ago 11.0K views 0 shares
The Diesel Debate: Rational Arguments vs. Engine Noises
This meme brilliantly skewers debate tactics with a climate science twist! The top stick figure presents a reasonable environmental concern about diesel generators. Meanwhile, the bottom "rational" figure responds with incoherent engine noises instead of an actual counterargument. What we're witnessing is a perfect example of a straw man fallacy in reverse. Instead of misrepresenting the opponent's position (the classic straw man), the bottom figure doesn't even bother forming a coherent argument—just diesel-worshipping gibberish. The irony of labeling this nonsensical response as coming from a "Rational Tie" is *chef's kiss*. Nothing says "winning a scientific debate" like making engine noises instead of citing peer-reviewed research!