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  2. Drinking bird - Wikipedia

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    Drinking birds, also known as dunking birds, drinky birds, water birds, or dipping birds [1] [2] [3] are toy heat engines that mimic the motions of a bird drinking from a water source. They are sometimes incorrectly considered examples of a perpetual motion device.

  3. Heron's fountain - Wikipedia

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    Heron's fountain is not a perpetual motion machine. [2] If the nozzle of the spout is narrow, it may play for several minutes, but it eventually comes to a stop. The water coming out of the tube may go higher than the level in any container, but the net flow of water is downward.

  4. File:The Engineering of the Drinking Bird.webm - Wikipedia

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    English: Bill reveals the operation and engineering design underlying the famous drinking bird toy. In this video he explores the role played by the water the bird "drinks," shows what is under the bird's hat and demonstrates that it can operate using heat from a light bulb or by "drinking" whiskey.

  5. The ‘drinking bird’ makes a comeback and could power your ...

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    But using the drinking bird method, scientists have managed to generate an output of 100 volts using just 100 millilitrers of water, enough to power small electronic devices.

  6. Minto wheel - Wikipedia

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    The oscillating types by the Iske Brothers and Landis are related to the drinking bird toy. The drinking bird is dating back to 1910s~1930s. The drinking bird was patented in the US in 1945 [8] and 1946 [9] by two different inventors. drinking bird US patents

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    Midtown Manhattan may not sound like a bastion of relaxation, but Aman New York transports you from this city of perpetual motion to an urban sanctuary with minimalist interiors and three floors ...

  8. Perpetual motion - Wikipedia

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    Robert Fludd's 1618 "water screw" perpetual motion machine from a 1660 wood engraving.It is widely credited as the first attempt to describe such a device. [note 1] [1] Something for Nothing (1940), a short film featuring Rube Goldberg illustrating the U.S. Patent Office's policy regarding perpetual motion machines (and the power efficiency of gasoline)

  9. 32 tips for taking care of pet birds - AOL

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    Pet bird drinking water. Fresh water is essential for all pets and birds are included. So make sure you provide your feathered friend with fresh and clean water 24 hours a day — and try to ...