Introduction: Analyzing the Drinking Bird
When was the last time you saw one of these? This classic childrens toy seems very simple but the chemistry involved is very interesting. Do you know how it works?
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Analyzing the Drinking Bird
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12 years ago on Introduction
Does anyone know of an "ible to make one of these things? I always wanted one as a kid.
Reply 6 years ago
Did you ever find the answer you were looking for?
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
It should be possible to do, I have also thought about trying to make one of these.
I managed to find one of these in the late 90's and bought it as soon as i saw it as we had one in our front window for years back in the 70's.
I brought the new one home set it up on the table and told my brothers kid not to touch it, I walked out of the room and literally 5 seconds later herd the tinkle of broken glass. Its seems she didn't touch it she just looked at it really hard.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Yea, that tends to happen...... I too had the same destructive phsycokenesis powers as a child as well. I seemed to destroy everything i looked at. >:)
14 years ago on Introduction
When you said chemistry, you clearly meant PHYSICS. There are no chemical reactions involved, just physical interactions.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Well it's vaporising and condensing so technically it is chemistry.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
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No substance changing here, only state of matter. Physics, not chemistry.
14 years ago on Introduction
This isn't really an instructable. It's just a video from somewhere else, and it features no instructions of any sort.
15 years ago on Introduction
I always wanted one of those.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
me too, me too...
15 years ago on Introduction
I thought this was about a drunk bird for a second.
15 years ago on Introduction
when it dips its head down low it looks like it dies
15 years ago on Introduction
This must be the toy i was thinking of earlier.
15 years ago on Introduction
Those things are always cool.