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Eric,
I did try Google. There are a lot of "Omega engine" hits, but none (at least the 100s of descriptions that I looked at) that matched what I remembered. I think it was in the 50's or early 60's that Mechanics Illustrated or Popular Mechanics had an article on it. It was a toridle engine with 4 "Cylinders" and 8 Pistons, where two pistons were attached to each end of a piston rod (looked like a hammer head and handle on each end), and there were two of these piston rods at 90 degrees to each other, the pistons were in 4 cylinders, opposing each other. There was no wasted energy trying to stop the piston at the end of its stroke as in a normal engine, the "down" stroke for one pair of pistons was the "up" stroke for the other pair. You utilized the stopping energy of the first pair to intake the other cylinder of the pair, and to compress the charge in one of the other cylinders, and exhaust the spent charge from the other of that pair. It was a 4 cycle engine and the firing proceeded around the toride.
I found one similar design on Google with 3 cylinders in the shape of a triangle, but it was not the Omega.
They had a prototype that they attached to a heavy frame and attached a 6 FT propeller with 12 high strength bolts. They started the engine, then from an idle they gave it full throttle. It sheared off all 12 bolts. Man what torque!
If my guess is correct, this was early 60's and I left for the military and lost track of my youthful tinkering. If you find anything on this, send me a link.
Dave.
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Eric,
I searched some more and the best I could find was the following (although the Omega Engine I remember is not among the described engines):
"http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/POWER/unusualICeng/toroidalIC/toroidalIC.htm"
I give up.
Dave.
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Jeez, I'd rather go back to machine code on punched cards than do what I have to do today.
I have a 14 page form to fill in for my Hungarianization. It's in bloody legal Hungarian and Mrs Wife will not help me, the deal is if I want to get it I have to work for it. Google translate is helping and so far my guess has only been totally wrong once. That said I've just finished page 1...
To save my bleeding brain, I am popping over to my parents now for a spot of lunch. There may be a medicinal. This afternoon shall be easy. 
speramus in juniperus
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For the right prize I can give you my 20 years old passport - no one can say it's not you...
You just claim it's yours, and ask for new.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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Look on the bright side: It's not Dutch.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So how come you think Dutch would be worse?
Dutch isn't harder than, let's say, German.
*ponders*
Oh, I see! 
I shall go and fetch my coat ...
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Reading Dutch is easy. Speaking it, however, is like gargling with thistles.
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That my dear Sir, is a valid point.
Actually if one has a firm grip on the English language most of the stuff actually makes sense when you try reading it. German is also of some help especially the far northern dialects from the "waterkant", but trying to speak it is another story.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I filled in loads of forms in Dutch when i was working on farms there in the early 90's. Dutch is a doddle
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RugbyLeague wrote: Dutch required by farmers is a doddle
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Ah but these were government forms and recruitment agency forms.
Frankly, the farmers made a lot more sense
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Smile: There's a simplified form for the Drunk-Hungarian citizenship.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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How dare you! I *AM* the Drunk-Hungarian!
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: I *AM* the Drunk-Hungarian!
...and another quote...
Nagy Vilmos wrote: Do not tell anyone I am not Hungarian. It's a huge secret.
So, when you were drunk?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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iNumberOfPages = 14;
strFirstName = "Nagy";
dAmountEarned = 123.45;
bHatesFillingOutForms = true;
Seriously, dude - how hard could it be?
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I'd have thought the simple approach would have been to scrawl you & wife's name, DOB and address all over the forms, cellotape to a box of whatever it is mad Hungarians drink and hand deliver to the consul chappie, sit back and wait for the passport to arrive. 
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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Their days are numbered.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Q. Why did no-one bid for Rudolf and Blitzen on eBay?
A. Because they were TWO DEER.
Q. What does the Queen call her Christmas broadcast?
A. The One Show.
Q. Why don't you ever see Santa in hospital?
A. Because he has private elf care.
Q. How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus was 7 lbs. 6 oz. when he was born?
A. They had a weigh in a manger.
Q. What did Santa do when he went speed dating?
A. He pulled a cracker.
I'll get my coat.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: I'll get my coat.
That was my favourite.
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Richard Deeming wrote: Q. Why don't you ever see Santa in hospital?
A. Because he has private elf care.
My favorite one
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We had St Mikulás on Saturday at the party, unlike stupid Santa and his Elves, Télepó has Krampusz to help (supposed to be a little devil) - KSS[^], NSFW[^]
speramus in juniperus
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So how is the latter link NSFW. My work didn't mind it and I quite enjoyed it?
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I enjoyed it too, but allegedly hooker Santa and hooker Devil are not that popular with the web-nazis
speramus in juniperus
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: My work didn't mind it and I quite enjoyed it?
Maybe your work didn't mind it, but my mind certainly didn't work afterwards. 
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: but my mind certainly didn't work afterwards
Ah I know, I know.
So little blood and so many places to go.
Me thinks that imagery left my little grey cells void of blood too.
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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