# Torpedo tube analogy

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**Category:** The Show\
**Tags:** chrysler\
**Created:** [February 26, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torpedo-tube-analogy/61905 "2011-02-26T19:29:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![micbou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@micbou](https://community.cartalk.com/u/micbou)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/torpedo-tube-analogy/61905/1 "2011-02-26T19:29:13Z")

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On the show I heard today you were explaining to “The Chief of the Boat” that his master cylinder heating up was like a heated torpedo tube expanding, and therefore the torpedo would fit looser in the tube. Actually the opposite is true. The heated tube would expand in ALL directions; making the inside diameter of the tube smaller, not larger. The torpedo would fit tighter in the tube, not looser.

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