The only, and I mean ONLY thing I'd change here is to put a reflective edge around the obelisk, one that moves as the blue light from the rift edge and the pink light from the clouds overpower each other. I like the obelisk being vantablack™ but it was hard for my eyes to focus on it. Other than that, fucking incredible work. I love the perspective, it feels like all the air around me would be getting sucked past and into the rift. The atmosphere you've created is incredible!

Like Honda VTEC, for example?

This animation/video is a bit simplified. In real life, a couple things are different. The part at the top of the valve (or linked via pushrods and rockers) that actually contacts the camshaft is called the tappet. Tappers can be “flat” (not literally, they still have a bit of crown) or roller style. In either case, the tappet is made of friction resistant alloy and does NOT break contact with the cam. It follows the entire lobe so there is no “striking” just rubbing. Roller tappers greatly reduce friction but increase mass. In either case, the cam and tappets are enclosed in the engine head and continually fed motor oil to reduce friction and dissipate heat.

Hey, thats really cool.

It would be easier to make it correct in a diagram vs real life.

Yeah, but where’s the fleeb? Don’t you have to rub that cause the fleeb has all the fleeb juice?

looks really cool!

They are turning in the same direction. Counterclockwise as viewed from the left.

Starter motor aka cranking motor. That’s the sound you here when you cold start a car. The pistons rotating without igniton.

Just a question if anyone knows. The cycle is intake, compression, ignition, exhaust. That would seem to indicate the piston starts in the up position then draws in air-fuel as the first step. But what draws the initial piston down, before the engine starts, as no ignitions have happened yet?

Isn’t the ignition order wrong, too? Would a three cylinder fire sequentially, or wouldn’t it fire 1-3-2 or something

Camshaft and timing belt.

There certainly will be less work for mechanics.

Strange valve timing gear configuration. Usually cam and crank turn in same direction. Maybe a model artifact but definitely not representative of modern engines.

Timing seems a bit off there

I thought the same thing but couldn't remember the name of the story!

The part, the connecting rod, connecting the piston to the crankshaft breaks. Usually due to some catastrophic problem like overheating or oil starvation. Something has prevented normal piston travel.

I think this is what everyone expects, that the exhaust should be open near TDC so it might overlap with intake a little, however in the model it clearly closes completely somewhere around halfway up and there is a noticeable gap between the exhaust valve closing and intake opening which is the unusual timing people are talking about.

And even a little longer to improve intake speed

I'm so glad I don't have to invent an engine.

Reminds me of scenes from Ultima. Used to love that series of games!

https://youtu.be/ZQvfHyfgBtA

Pretty good explanation.

Its full of stars!

Looks like illustration to Stephen King's "N.". Cool :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._(novella)

This is Harrowstorm in Western Skyrim