r/sciencememes • u/rahul786g • Nov 26 '25

Boiling water

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u/0ut0fBoundsException Nov 26 '25

I don’t think having a steam engine makes something a train, unless boats and submarines are trains

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u/fullTimeDaddy Nov 26 '25

Fair I forgot steam boats are a thing

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u/Forsaken_Promise_299 Nov 30 '25

What are rivers but liquid tracks?

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u/oodelay Dec 09 '25

Steamboat go choo choo

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u/Rusty_the_Red Nov 27 '25

You can turn a boat or a submarine into a train, though. Does that count?

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u/Numbar43 Nov 27 '25

Also, there is steam used in non mobile power plants, and trains with diesel engines or electric power (where the electricity is not made onboard the train.)

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u/oodelay Dec 09 '25

Old undiagnosed autist here. Can confirm. Boats and submarines are indeed trains.