Tesla Valve Explained With Fire

NightHawkInLight · 4.8M views · 2019 · 5:53

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Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a clear, visual demonstration whenever a Tesla valve comes up.

What it is

NightHawkInLight demonstrates how a Tesla valve works by sending a propane flame front through one, making the flow visible. It is a short, hands-on experiment video.

Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2021.

What Hacker News said

Recommends ObsoleteNerd · 2019-12 · on “A Tesla Valve”

I’m assuming this is being posted due to this recent popular video, which I think is a very well made demonstration of how the valve works: [this video]

Recommends showerst · 2021-08 · on “Tesla valve”

For a fun visual demonstration, check out nighthawkinlight's video where he runs a flamefront through one -- [this video] Also seconding the Huygen's optics video osamagirl69 already posted below -- [LINK]

Cites mymythisisthis · 2021-02 · on “1921 Duesenberg Model A Belonged to the Same Family for Almost a Century”

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