Technology Explained on Instagram: "Follow @explaining.tech to learn everything about technology one post at a time 🧠⚙️ Stopping a runaway machine—whether it is a heavy industrial drill or a massive diesel engine—is an exercise in high-stakes physics. When a machine “runs away,” it means it has bypassed its internal governors and is accelerating uncontrollably, often fueled by its own lubricating oil or external vapors. In a diesel runaway, turning off the ignition usually does nothing because