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What is the purpose of pistons in an engine?

The piston moves in an out of a cylinder, moving the air, fuel, and exhaust about and extracting work from the burned fuel and air. Without the piston, there would be no way to obtain energy from the gasoline

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pistons, wonder what they look like

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