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Re: Jacob playing with a little Märklin
« on: December 01, 2022, 10:39:10 am »
It was bothering him that the flywheel and crank handle on the hammer were spinning different directions  :D





That is a great video for a couple of reasons. Besides Jacob trying to come to grips with some physical/mechanical principles, it also wonderfully shows the "safety valve" effect of an oscillator blowing off over pressure steam at the port face!
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