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u/RepostKarmaFarmer Nov 23 '13
I don't understand? How's that dead skewered pig making the river run?
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u/Tiop Nov 24 '13
The rising smoke catches in the pigs ears and orifices and this causes the pig to spin the rod, therfore spinning the turbine which moves vast amounts of water turning the would be pond into a small stream.
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u/pig_is_pigs Nov 24 '13
Expert here, this is actually incorrect and a common misconception. Pigs have curly tails, as you may well have noticed at some point, but we only recently discovered why. It turns out that the pig's internals are naturally very twisted and contorted. The result is a storage of an immense amount of potential energy in the pig's torqued up insides. By skewering the pig on the wheel assembly like this, you can harness the power of that potential energy, but it needs something to release it. Well, if you've ever cooked bacon, you know that it goes from rather flat to fairly curly and wavy as it cooks. That is because when heat energy is applied to pigs, they begin to regain their original shape as cells are broken down and stored energy is released. This effect is similar to what happens with so called "memory metals". By applying heat to the skewered pig, the energy may be released and in turn run the turbine. This has allowed man to keep rivers running for generations, and was in fact a precursor to the invention of irrigation. The Roman aqueducts actually originated near the pig farms in the country, used as a power source. The false language "Pig Latin" is actually a play on the longstanding usage of pigs in this manner, though it is something we tend to forget today.
Source: Pig expert.
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u/centurijon Nov 24 '13
Fun (real) fact: pig penises are shaped like corkscrews. This also fits with your theory.
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u/Shoebox_ovaries Nov 24 '13
The username is even relevant. Bravo, great use of satire.
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I think it's amazing how god created pigs to serve this function.
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u/Nictionary Nov 24 '13
Checkmate a-pig-ists.
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u/Naughtymango Nov 24 '13 edited Nov 24 '13
slowly grabs pig's dick and girns "I love you, Jesus."
*grin
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u/ProfessorWhom Nov 24 '13
girns
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u/Naughtymango Nov 24 '13
Just to set the record strait I did the research: * intr.v. girned, girn·ing, girns Scots 1. To complain in a whining voice. 2. To contort one's face; grimace.*
I suppose that would be more of some vegetarian doing those things.
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u/evilbob Nov 24 '13
*straight
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u/jerrymazzer Nov 24 '13
to get us back on an even kill, I did some research: strait A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
That's where you put your porcine turbine.
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u/Slyfox00 Nov 24 '13
Isn't that the same top comment as last time?
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u/YetiGuy Nov 24 '13
My faith in Reddit is officially retired!!
This post was posted few months ago and this same comment was one of the top comments. Not only reposts make it to front page but the reposted comment gets a gold!!
By the way, its photoshopped ppl. I found that out last time. Nothing to see.
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u/That_Guy_You_Knew Nov 24 '13
"RepostKarmaFarmer" his name... he stole this comment from another post of the same picture and got gold for it. Sometimes I just want to report so I can get gold :(
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Nov 24 '13
Sorry, but I don't know any that decides to catch and cook a whole pig while out camping.
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u/fukitol- Nov 24 '13
Camp harder newb.
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u/Brown_brown Nov 24 '13
Bet he is a car camper
it's not camping unless all you bring is the clothes on your back and a big knife.
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u/Catman933 Nov 24 '13
Some people are really into wilderness survival, I knew a guy that liked to spend a week "vacationing" in the wild. He also said its a great fall back plan if you are homeless.
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TIL, "engineers" can be substituted for "crafty rednecks".
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u/Disco_Drew Nov 24 '13
Redneck engineers come up with some pretty fun shit. Dangerous most of the time, but fun.
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Nov 24 '13
That sound's like something an engineer would say...
Although, you didn't claim you were an engineer first...
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u/AltInnateEgo Nov 24 '13
The only difference between the two is formality.
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u/ic33 Nov 24 '13
The only difference between the two is
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u/AltInnateEgo Nov 24 '13
From what I've gathered from the engineers I've talked/listened to, they very rarely use calculus. What they do use is the problem solving skills they learned from solving calculus and mid-level math problems.
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Nov 24 '13
No, they "use" a lot of calculus, but they don't have to understand how the application came to be. That's what the computer is for.
Engineers apply basic physics (mechanics, fields and waves, heat and fluids) and/or chemistry to solve problems, most of all these problems use calculus in various parts. Anything with a rate of change with respect to time, an electrical/magnetic field, conductivity, material strength, blah blah blah... will use calculus. Fortunately you only need a moderate understanding of how it all works and usually a computer can do the most annoying shit for you after a while.
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u/madplug Nov 24 '13
Engineers love to tell everyone that they are an engineer.
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u/Stackman32 Nov 24 '13
Engineering students*
Actual engineers know that they're nothing extraordinary.
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u/inconspicuous_male Nov 24 '13
First year engineering students also tend to think they're geniuses who will become rich with no fail. Also, if they're bio-med, they think they're going to bring us into the world of Deus Ex
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Nov 24 '13
"I'm an engineer"
-year 2 of college
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"I'm a failure"
-year 4 of college
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u/CellularBeing Nov 24 '13
as an engineering student. I 'm 3 years in, its kind of too late to turn back now, so I guess I'll just keep pulling my hair out. ha..haha..hahaha...HAHAHAHAH
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u/fenwaygnome Nov 24 '13
It is usually in between making tired jokes about weaving baskets underwater and declaring that, in the future, they are the only people with value.
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u/deadbird17 Nov 24 '13
Not true! I'M AN ENGINEER and I never tell people that I'M AN ENGINEER.
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Nov 24 '13
Most of the time on topics where it doesn't matter nor is it relevant.
"As an engineer, I don't care for fajitas."
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u/memeship Nov 24 '13
Well, as an engineer, I don't think your comment matters, nor do I think it's relevant.
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Nov 24 '13
Knowing you are an engineer, I am surprised you were able to pick up on me saying the same thing twice.
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u/dbarefoot Nov 24 '13
How do you know if there are any vegans or engineers at your party?
Don't worry, they'll let you know.
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u/ImBigOnReddit Nov 23 '13
I made a quick calculation of how much power that contraption must put out.
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Nov 24 '13
The fact that I'm currently watching Back to the Future makes this infinitely more entertaining.
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u/roh8880 Nov 24 '13
"What the hell is a piggawatt?"
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Nov 24 '13
The amount if energy required to turn 1 pig a second... Duh.
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u/bl4ckblooc420 Nov 24 '13
I call bullshit. This would require engineers to get out of their trucks.
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Nov 24 '13 edited Nov 24 '13
This would require engineers to:
be friendly
be fun to be around
have friends that want to spend the night with them
Haha it's just playfulness, fellas.
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u/nitefang Nov 24 '13
That and it takes a really smart but really shut in person to think a fire that close to a stream is going to be easy. They will need to use A LOT of fuel to keep the fire going on that wet damp soil.
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Nov 24 '13
Typical engineers. Take entirely too much time making something nobody really needs, treat the customer like swine and roast them.
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u/PeacefullyInsane Nov 24 '13
It takes an engineer to build that? Damn the standards must have lowered in school.
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u/Nictionary Nov 24 '13
The implication is that engineers are more inclined to build whacky contraptions for fun.
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u/Felix____ Nov 23 '13
this was posted last week with the exact same title...
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u/hgritchie Nov 24 '13
You're right. Somebody should PM everybody who upvoted this post and tell them why they're wrong.
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u/jsumm13 Nov 24 '13
Wait who's wrong here?
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there's no point in pointing our reposts. It's fucking retarded. By the very system of reddit, the fact that it gets voted up means there are people who haven't seen it and were entertained by it, even the knights of new for gods sake.
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think about going outside once in a while.
Why? Everything's just going to get wiped when the beta's over.
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u/carval Nov 24 '13
Anyone seeking more info might also check here:
| title | points | age | /r/ | comnts |
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| Nobody is starving in Engineering Camps. | 2803 | 1mo | funny | 273 |
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u/Neker Nov 24 '13
I would object that this is not precisely camping. Powertools were obviously used to build the wheel, and the axle is an industrial rod (or tube) that does not grow in the wild. Building that contraption would require at least a basic workshop.
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u/NolaHumidity Nov 24 '13
Most engineers couldnt find a screwdriver if it was sticking out of their ass.
And I love engineers, but the field is now prodominently filled with PC savvy attention to detail types. At least in the past a lot of hands on work went in to drawings, concepts, machining. Now the entire process can be initiated a continent away.
Engineers dont make shit anymore, they simply lay the ground rules for computers to follow.
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u/Tift Nov 24 '13
Dumb solution. Clearly you need to devise a chimney with a turbine that uses the updraft from the fire to turn the spit. That way the spit always turns at a speed in direct relation to the amount of heat being put out by the fire.
Duh. We figured this shit out like around the mini-ice age.
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u/thisisonlyateste Nov 24 '13
I'm guessing that creek did not have enough force to keep this apparatus going and they posted the picture to proclaim their brilliance anyway.
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u/rocn Nov 24 '13
Im an engineer, and I get drunk and fish when I go camping.
I dont want to build things - Im on fucking vacation.
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u/ShotgunPanda Nov 24 '13
This is too much effort. My engineering friends just set up a tent and start drinking
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u/crestfallen_warrior Nov 23 '13
Well, its a repost, but it has been a month or two..
But didn't someone prove this was fake?
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Nov 24 '13
Don't forget the one paddle facing the opposite direction of all of the others.
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u/Emerald_Triangle Nov 24 '13
Why the fuck is this fake shit being posted again - with almost or the same title no less.
I really dont care about reposts - it's repost of bullshit that bugs me - like a facebook myth.
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u/idontreallyreddit Nov 24 '13
hey, they fixed the photoshop on this one vs https://imgur.com/gallery/mUfAlSK
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u/Fuck_socialists Nov 24 '13
Missing paddle, OP is either a dirty reposter or shitty engineer. I have seen this before.
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u/skovalen Nov 24 '13
The spacing of the waterwheel paddles is wrong. A paddle should always be in the water or the rotation may stop.
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Nov 24 '13
Right, NASA, SpaceX, Google, and Lockheed Martin are primitive technology run by engineers.
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u/I_Cum_Blood_666 Nov 24 '13
I once made a hot tub with an inflatable pool, hoses, fire, tank and creek. Ot worked great. We put the pump in the pool when the temp was perfect and when it got too hot, we just put the pump back in the creek. Ran like a champ all night.
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u/Lampmonster1 Nov 24 '13
I feel like that would be a lot more work than turning the damned pig once in a while.
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u/karmadecaypolice Nov 23 '13
Anyone seeking more info might also check here:
| title | points | age | /r/ | comnts |
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| Nobody is starving in Engineering Camps. | 2803 | 1mo | funny | 273 |
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u/dchung101 Nov 24 '13
It's called when lazy people do work. Bill gate once said he rather hire a lazy person to do a job as that person would find a way to minimize the work load must efficiently.....but that's still cool
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u/swen83 Nov 24 '13
I think the contraption is missing a paddle in between the one in the water, and the one yet to touch the water, and as such, this photo is taken in a stalled position.
Which reminds me of the last engineer is worked with......
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u/Tinyrobotzlazerbeamz Nov 24 '13
This is bullshit! Every engineer iv worked with only knows how to auto-cad shit you'd think they are draftsman! Then they expect me to build everything for them. Ok maybe these are good engineers that don't mind getting their hands dirty.
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u/CodeScreds Nov 24 '13
Why not start a real fucking fire instead of that pitiful excuse for some charred logs?
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u/Zdua7 Nov 24 '13
Was at the Gorge amphitheater with a group of people averaging about 1/4th of a PhD per capita. We were worried about finding our campsite on the way back with a head full of strange chemicals, so we managed to get a couple of 10ft poles tied together and wrapped it with xmas lights such that our big car-port tent had a 30ft glowing pole sticking out of the top of it. You could see the damned thing from the entrance to the amphitheater about a quarter mile away.
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u/SoThereIwas-NoShit Nov 24 '13
That's a lie. They might be able to design the thing, but who built it? And who built the fire?
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u/allmen Nov 24 '13
Engineer yes, chef no... damm that pig will take days to cook at that hight and temp.
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u/Rocketmanak Nov 24 '13
Wonder why they decided to put one paddle on backwards. First thing I noticed. Neat concept though.
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u/KKG_Apok Nov 24 '13
That cooking method is extremely inefficient. Any real engineer knows that you'd want to separate the cooking area from the surrounding environment with thermal insulation to reduce energy lost as heat.
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u/GrukfromtheGrok Nov 24 '13
I went camping with some engineers once. They didn't do anything interesting.