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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can someone explain how they changed the design such that it doesn't need a bunch of spaghetti tubes all over the place? Like what did all of those tubes do and how are those jobs getting done without them?

[–] lefty7283@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A lot of those tubes run on the inside of the engine. They’re 3D printed into the engine walls as it’s being made

[–] weker01@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Metal 3D printing really has come a long way in recentish years. It does not seem like we've reached the peak of that technology. Especially in mass production.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 1 month ago

If it’s not yet a Technology one can research in Civ, it certainly should be.