Diesel engine and payment card: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Diesel engine — is part of — Diesel locomotive. The diesel turns a generator.
  2. Step 2. Diesel locomotive — has part — Air brake. Air brakes.
  3. Step 3. Air brake — evolved into — Anti-lock braking system (ABS). Anti-skid systems first appeared in aviation and on railways.
  4. Step 4. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) — has part — Hall sensor. Sensors measure the wheel speed.
  5. Step 5. Hall sensor — uses — Magnetism. It responds to a magnetic field.
  6. Step 6. Magnetism — is used in — Payment card. A magnetic stripe.

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