Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in every classroom in the United States.

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    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      Good luck running your steam engine without it!

      Its actually pretty common practice when restoring a steam engine to run it on compressed air to test it’s a ability to hold the amount of pressure it needs to. Much less of a catastrophic failure if compressed air leaks out without warning than 400° steam

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 hours ago

      A steam engine can also be used to generate power, or to operate mechanical indistrial equipment like rock crushers or pumps, as a stationary device, but in hindsight the tidal power probably never gets that hot. The engine for moving trains could also be powered by electricity from wind or tidal, though I don’t think there are any practical examples.