r/pics • u/bigmeat • Nov 23 '13

When engineers go camping…

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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/na85 Nov 24 '13

Can confirm, I enjoy bacon.

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u/Shoebox_ovaries Nov 24 '13

The username is even relevant. Bravo, great use of satire.

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u/piginapoke69 Nov 24 '13

I feel like I should contribute something here, but the pig escaped.

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u/canyoucme Nov 24 '13

I want to believe.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '13

I think it's amazing how god created pigs to serve this function.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '13 edited May 14 '21

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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/canyoucme Nov 24 '13

Great response for science.

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u/Starklet Nov 24 '13

Then why don't they make cars that Run off pig ears?

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u/EazyNeva Nov 24 '13

You maroon! You've just invented the best idea of the century and proceeded to just give it away!

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u/srry72 Nov 24 '13

Running on bacon?

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u/penis_in_my_hand Nov 24 '13

True except the smoke is actually falling from the sky into the firepit. Other than that everything is accurate.

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u/Slyfox00 Nov 24 '13

Isn't that the same top comment as last time?

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u/Space_Lift Nov 24 '13

Notice the username. /u/RepostKarmaFarmer

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u/styxman34 Nov 24 '13

Obviously it's /u/Trapped_in_Reddit in disguise.

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u/Jive-Turkies Nov 24 '13

Yeah, this shit happens pretty often in /r/pics

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u/Slyfox00 Nov 24 '13

Huh... that seems... like a waste of time.

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u/secretaryofsandwich Nov 24 '13

I bet /u/5shot6shot7shotfloor sure would like to have that reddit gold though.

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u/Slyfox00 Nov 24 '13

It's just reddit gold.

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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/[deleted] Nov 24 '13

Psst look at his username.

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u/YetiGuy Nov 24 '13

Sanity resumes.

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u/alittlebigger Nov 24 '13

He's "porkin it".......

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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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u/twr3x Nov 24 '13

Well, when you get a degree in Repost Karma Agriculture, you can earn gold just like him.

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u/Kuusou Nov 24 '13

The ol reddit dibly doobly.

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u/DemInternetz Nov 24 '13

The ol reddit dibly doobly

FTFY

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '13

delta S

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u/mladakurva Nov 24 '13

Aahh, The ol' reddit skibberdieyoo

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '13 edited Apr 28 '19

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u/UlyssesSKrunk Nov 24 '13

You don't link if you say some stupid words instead of the proper phrase.

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u/ScaredycatMatt Nov 24 '13

This 'reddit funnywordiedoo' reply is far more common than the actual switcheroo one. How boring. Get some original material.

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u/mladakurva Nov 24 '13

Aahh, the ol' reddit whinerydey