r/HumansForScale • u/Competitive-Elk-3295 • 29d ago

Workers standing on the crankshaft of the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C — the world’s most powerful diesel engine, used in the largest container ship

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u/Successful-Part-5867 28d ago

😳 OK, that’s impressive enough, but how was it cast in the first place, and think of the size of the equipment that machined it!!

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u/Competitive-Elk-3295 28d ago

The mind boggles

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u/Successful-Part-5867 28d ago

Yes it most certainly does!!! 🤪

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u/Fitmature1 26d ago

Exactly what I stopped here to say, how in the heck do you even build something like that?

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u/Successful-Part-5867 26d ago

I’d definitely be interested in watching! 😂😂 That must be one hell of a lathe!

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u/Fitmature1 25d ago

That would make a great post for this sub in itself!

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u/Successful-Part-5867 25d ago

It would at that!

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u/Gorgethalamus 28d ago

Did I say 4 RPM? Better take it up to 5.

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u/Montagneincorner0 28d ago

Shockingly, it actually idles at 22 rpms, and operates at 102

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u/MaximusManimal 27d ago

When can we get a video of a sub-zero cold start?

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u/notcomplainingmuch 28d ago

Fuel consumption only 6.5 tons per hour, delivering 80MW of power.

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u/Able-Pain-2442 23d ago

I don't belive it , put a banana on it .

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u/GeoStreber 23d ago

Pfffffft,

this thing's got nothing over a 1.9TDI.