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The Engineering of the Drinking Bird
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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this video.⬐ B1FF_PSUVMInsanely great hack, not surprising it came from a Bell Labs specialist in manufacturing.For easier search, from the video: U.S.Patent 2,402,463 , Miles V. Sullivan
(P.S. reminded me of Claude Shannon, also from Bell Labs and dabbling in toys ... https://www.google.com/search?q=claude+shannon+toy )
⬐ exabrialBill has a series of incredible videos. Definitely work watching them all!⬐ nutrino29Always wondered how does this toy work. Great video⬐ ComputerGuruPlease add [video] to the title.⬐ dang⬐ JshWrightDone.If you haven't watched all of Bill's videos, you should put them on your list right right now. His early stuff was a great mixture of goofy humor and fascinating explanations of the engineering behind various everyday objects.His more recent stuff has (unfortunately, in my opinion) dropped most of the comedy, but really stepped up the overall quality.
Some highlights:
His series on Faraday's Chemical History of a Candle lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrHnLXMTOWM
His series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer (a century old device that can mechanically perform Fourier transforms)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsM30MAHLg
I'd also really recommend his book on R101, the last great British airship. http://www.engineerguy.com/airship/