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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It's an engine with a single large piston, and combustion occurs each time it jumps.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no it's a thingamabob. it is powered by a whatsit that turns a gizmo that makes the plunger plung.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Finally, someone who understands science

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Good ol' ground compactor, I think, though I think they usually have a higher frequency than that.

Might be because he isn't controlling it.