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80% of your gas money goes out the tailpipe (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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Key context: thermodynamics dictates that heat engines waste a lot of energy.

Credit: Karin Kirk

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago

The fuel becomes hot because the nuclear reaction in it is producing both light (eg: gamma rays) and fast-moving subatomic particles. These both interact with the rest of the fuel to heat it up.