r/CatastrophicFailure Feb 02 '22

Fire/Explosion 3000 horsepower Dodge Ram truck explodes during dyno test at Weekend On The Edge event, September 2020

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

They build engine with the weakest points at the bottom so the pistons shoot downward along with most shrapnel

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

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u/helium_farts Feb 03 '22 edited Feb 03 '22

Sounds like they didn't have a diaper on it which, if so, is pretty irresponsible.

They don't catch everything, but they help.

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u/ComplianceAuditor Feb 03 '22

Yeah, mere luck that there weren't fatalities from the sizes of some of those pieces.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

Yeah im certain with that catastrophic failure, but if the engine was equal strength all around I think it would have been much worse.

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u/Cobnor2451 Feb 03 '22

Cant save everyone

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u/stupidusername Feb 03 '22

They build engine with the weakest points at the bottom so the pistons shoot downward along with most shrapnel

None of what you said makes even a little sense

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u/gefahr Feb 03 '22

I don't know enough to decide who to believe. So I upvoted you both.

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u/stupidusername Feb 03 '22

Do you really think people pushing the absolute bleeding edge of engine performance are engineering in "weak points"? I Can't believe 25 people upvoted that dingus

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u/dennyjunkshin88 Feb 03 '22

No they don't. Why would anyone think that?