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Old 03-24-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
If slightly too much liquid enters the cylinder.........the engine will fail to rotate. You can't compress liquid. Your scenario works only for the one specific situation where the perfect amount of fluid is sitting in the cylinder..........not too much (the engine won't rotate)...........not too little (the rod won't bend).
I understand what you are saying. I just don't agree that that automatically disproves the theory.

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