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The surprising story of the hidden powerhouse behind the globalised world - the diesel engine, a 19th-century invention that has become indispensable to the 21st century. It's a turtle versus hare tale in which the diesel engine races the petrol engine in a competition to replace ageing steam technology - a race eventually won hands down by diesel. Splendidly, car enthusiast presenter Mark Evans gets excitedly hands on with some of the many applications of Mr Diesel's - yes, there was one - original creation, from vintage submarines and tractors to locomotive trains and container ships. You'll never feel the same about that humble old diesel family car again.
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I've always loved the sound of a diesel engine. I know some people might complain that its clattering noise can be a nuisance. But it doesn't bother me in the least.
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Hats off to Rudolph Diesel for his invention which most of us take for granted.
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Those dirty diesels, everyone knows steam is better, Thomas and Friends told me so, lol!
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DIESEL IST LAUT UND STINKIN - seen spraypainted on a traffic control box by the road in Munich, 1994 or so. Translation: "Diesel is loud and it stinks". LOL in the US you just see gang tags and stupid shit like that.
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Him saying the car you have at home probably has something around 2.0 liters(displacement). My daily driver has 5.8 liters lmao
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LOVE the ether/starter fluid in door map pocket of 'Rosalie'.
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very interesting watch, i really enjoyed this video . some good information in this one.
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really... i thought they ran on sensors and DPFs.
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An amazing subject for the film with background music from ACDC and Sigur Ros? Wow! this is much more than a gift.
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how can sub marine engine can run inside the water ?
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Yes it should be the hamster.He forgot diesel powered civilaviation.
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57:18 lmfao what? almost all airplanes fly on diesel you fucktard
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R. Diesel wanted the Diesel Engine to run on Veggie Oil and not Petro Based Fuel... Many Believe that he was Murdered because of this fact... Rockefeller , DuPont and Edison had , had a meeting with R.Diesel shortly before his Death. Urging him to dedicate his research to refining his engine to be more efficient on kerosene. R. Diesel flatly refused wanting to concentrate on Veggie Based Oils such as Hemp so his engine would have ZERO Pollutants
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+1. Great program. The Deltic engine, who knew? .. Our MY06 Volkswagen 1.9 TDI rules ...
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why doesn't the compression stroke on a Diesel get hot enough to turn water into steam? does anyone know?
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industrial civilization is incompatible with life ... nevetheless, good fun the diesel..
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In the early days of diesel locomotives, main lines hung on to steam power because they were faster. The LNER A4 was capable of a top speed of 126mph, compared to the 104mph of the Deltic that appeared in the video. I'm sure operational speeds never went over 104mph on a regular basis, which is why they can be replaced by the Deltic. The inconvenience of steam power is slightly overstated in this video, as locomotives would be kept in steam (at least in Canada) for many days; because they took so long to start, it didn't make sense to "turn off" steam engines regularly. But to keep the engine under pressure constantly also had concomitant fuel costs. The presence of a big tank of superheated water that essentially behaves like an explosive should the boiler rupture is also quite daunting, so steam engines were maintained very regularly. If fuel runs out in a diesel locomotive, it simply stops; if water runs out on a steam engine, the firebox would melt the boiler, and the water would instantly flash into steam, potentially obliterating everything within a given radius. Wikipedia states that an exploding boiler releases as much energy as a metric ton of TNT, so steam engines are also quite dangerous.
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I reckon Rudolf Diesel would be turning in his grave if he knew what Adolf Hitler was using his engine for.