Why does the smokestack of old steam-powered locomotives have that odd narrow-wide-narrow shape? Why isn’t it just straight like a pipe?

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Why does the smokestack of old steam-powered locomotives have that odd narrow-wide-narrow shape? Why isn’t it just straight like a pipe?

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This thread is why I’m on Reddit. I came to ELI5 for something else entirely, and before I even got around to my goal, I just learned a ton of cool shit about something I had never even thought about. Thanks, all!

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