# Micro Camera Shows the Workings of a Combustion Engine

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930 "2007-10-10T09:00:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Niskyspy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Niskyspy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Niskyspy)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/1 "2007-10-10T09:00:33Z")

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Someone had the great idea of putting a high-pressure, heat-resistant camera inside the cylinder of a four-stroke engine. Shooting at 1000 fps, the camera recorded just exactly what happens to make engines run. Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow!  
[http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/fourstroke-action/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine-309138.php?autoplay=true](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/fourstroke-action/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine-309138.php?autoplay=true)

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**Author:** ![4ADAM12](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4adam12/32/6282_2.png) [@4ADAM12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4ADAM12)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/2 "2007-10-10T14:08:24Z")

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pretty tricky.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/3 "2007-10-10T16:37:58Z")

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No blow

No happy ending ☹

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**Author:** ![4ADAM12](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4adam12/32/6282_2.png) [@4ADAM12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4ADAM12)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/4 "2007-10-10T17:53:07Z")

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what do you want, it’s only turning half an R.

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**Author:** ![Code\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@Code\_Blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Code_Blue)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/5 "2007-10-10T20:38:36Z")

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thats pretty badass still

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**Author:** ![4ADAM12](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4adam12/32/6282_2.png) [@4ADAM12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4ADAM12)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/micro-camera-shows-the-workings-of-a-combustion-engine/234930/6 "2007-10-11T02:12:13Z")

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> [@Code Blue](#):
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> thats pretty badass still

I’m not saying it’s not, It’s probably in slow motion so you can actually tell what your looking at.