Something new to bicker about...engine or motor?

[Nick M]

This is one of my favorites. Since an internal combustion engine is a type of motor.

A motor is a device that converts energy into motion. Coming from the Latin, motive, meaning to move. Hence the steam engine is also called a locomotive, which is an external combustion engine.

I heard some desk jockeys talking about it and just smiled. One had the typical, " a motor is an electrcial device, that is an engine" routine.

 

[lagged]

some one on here has said that to me a few times because i use the word motor frequently. i just ignore it.

 

[Yellow 13]

Then wouldnt muscles be considered a motor? Since they turn energy into motion. What about a spring?

Ill finish by saying Engine is a sub-category of motor. Since the definition of motor is so broad.

 

[outofstep]

Here's one that irks me to no end.

Whenever some stupid SOB calls a Magazine a Clip.

I swear, if ever there should be a legal reason to pistol whip some sad sack of crap for saying something, that should be it.

 

[Yellow 13]

PFFT... Bolt action FTW!

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Werd. My Lee Enfield No1 Mk3 is clip or Magazine fed.

2 5 round stripper clips or just load the magazine with 10 rounds. Wonders.

 

[kwnate]

Here's one that irks me to no end.

Whenever some stupid SOB calls a Magazine a Clip.

I swear, if ever there should be a legal reason to pistol whip some sad sack of crap for saying something, that should be it.

Damn those are sweet! My favorite is the clip on the far right!!!

 

[Jeff Lange]

I hate when people try to say that an internal combustion engine is not a motor. Bugs the crap outta me.

 

[MassSupra89]

Damn those are sweet! My favorite is the clip on the far right!!!

LOL The next person to say shenanigans is going to get pistol whipped!

 

[Yellow 13]

shenanigans

 

[Nick M]

Clip or magazine is on the Corral right now.

Then wouldnt muscles be considered a motor?

Yes. Have you ever heard of hand eye cooridination refered to as good motor skills?

Ill finish by saying Engine is a sub-category of motor

It is a type of motor. An engine is a motor that provides some sort of drive. Some motors are stationary, and only rotate. So you are correct.

I swear, if ever there should be a legal reason to pistol whip some sad sack of crap for saying something, that should be it.

Sounds like a GOP bumpersticker.

 

[lagged]

heh, what do they call a participating troll? since usually trolls will start a thread and watch the mayhem from the side lines.

 

[IJ.]

To me they're interchangable Nick

 

[supra90turbo]

eh, motor, engine... i like to refer to internal combustion as engines, and electric motors.....
but i'll find myself saying motor for engine, but never engine for motor...

no argument here.

 

[whudafux]

I usually say motor. No difference to me. I'm a simpleton.

 

[Loki]

I say both, am I going to hell?

 

[NecroCyde]

its all in what people feel like saying,

engine sounds somewhat 'better' or 'cooler' to say then motor, like i think of a v8 or an inline 6 when someone says engine, but when they say motor i think of a lawnmower.

in regards to clips and magazines, clips are just faster to say, regardless if it isnt accurate. ive always said clips, even though i know a magazine is a more formal and accurate way to say it.

 

[CFSapper]

Here's one that irks me to no end.

Whenever some stupid SOB calls a Magazine a Clip.

I swear, if ever there should be a legal reason to pistol whip some sad sack of crap for saying something, that should be it.

What scares me is i can name 3 of the magazines
M16 ,9mm, and i think the last one on the right ia an AK-47 mag

 

[MassSupra89]

I say both, am I going to hell?

Yes, I'll see you there:icon_evil

 

[outofstep]

What scares me is i can name 3 of the magazines
M16 ,9mm, and i think the last one on the right ia an AK-47 mag

That shouldnt be scary at all. I own every firearm that takes those mags. In some cases, multiples of it as well. 4 1911s, 3 AK47s, 3 AR15s. Only one each of the rest though.