0
5

[–] derram 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

0
1

[–] ShowMeThePunny 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think the Napoleon quote is a stretch. He wasn't talking about internal combustion, he was talking about lighting your own boat on fire to propel it.

0
0

[–] Fibbideh ago 

He was referring a proposal to make ships driven by the steam engine which used a combustion box which the crew shoveled coal into.

0
3

[–] CarpetDime 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Technically we did get nuclear powered vacuum cleaners, the power just comes from a nuclear plant over the wire.