Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:24:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r06.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2781824 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Dec 2003 09:40:06 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-r06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id q.7e.42709fc4 (3310) for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:40:01 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <7e.42709fc4.2cff4fc0@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:40:00 EST Subject: Re: [LML] of engines and motors X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1070462400" X-Mailer: Thailand for Windows sub 250 -------------------------------1070462400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/3/2003 7:05:17 AM Central Standard Time, glcasey@adelphia.net writes: A "motor" is generally considered to be something that converts one form of non-thermal energy into mechanical energy. there are electric motors, hydraulic motors, air motors, etc. An "engine" is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy. There are Otto cycle (gasoline) engines, diesel engines, jet engines, steam engines, rocket engines, etc. Gary, Gary, Gary...... There are motorcars, motorhomes, motorboats, motorcycles, motorbuses and motormouths - all converting "thermal" energy into mechanical action (Hmmmm, I forgot the motorgenerator........). Uh, Er, Um, ..An engine does the same (I cite your list) although you can get hosed by a fire engine, a machine of war or torture, etc. Of course there is no enginemouth, but an engine block is an arthritic cortexual condition attributed to engineers unable to work it out. Scott Krueger MotorMouth, Charlatan, Bon Vivant, Escapee, Etcetera... "...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know." D. Rumsfeld -------------------------------1070462400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 12/3/2003 7:05:17 AM Central Standard Time,=20 glcasey@adelphia.net writes:
<= FONT=20 face=3DArial>A "motor" is generally
considered to be something that con= verts=20 one form of non-thermal energy into
mechanical energy.  there are=20 electric motors, hydraulic motors, air motors,
etc.  An "engine" i= s a=20 device that converts thermal energy into mechanical
energy.  There= are=20 Otto cycle (gasoline) engines, diesel engines, jet
engines, steam engin= es,=20 rocket engines, etc.
Gary, Gary, Gary......
 
There are motorcars, motorhomes, motorboats, motorcycles, motorbuses an= d=20 motormouths - all converting "thermal" energy into mechanical action (Hmmmm,= I=20 forgot the motorgenerator........).
 
Uh, Er, Um, ..An engine does the same (I cite your list) although=20= you=20 can get hosed by a fire engine, a machine of war or torture, etc.  Of=20 course there is no enginemouth, but an engine block is an arthritic cortexua= l=20 condition attributed to engineers unable to work it out.=20
 
 
Scott=20 Krueger
MotorMouth, Charlatan, Bon Vivant, Escapee, Etcetera...

".= ..as=20 we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also k= now=20 there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do= not=20 know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't=20 know." D. Rumsfeld
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