Re: Drinking Bird Physics

Jerry W. Decker ( (no email) )
Sun, 10 May 1998 02:11:49 -0500

Hi Folks!

Well, now that you mention it, I know a guy who says he met a fellow out
north of Dallas, don't remember the town but I can get him to write the
story up....he says he and this fellow got to talking about o/u type
experiments and the very common anecdotal tales...the guy told my friend
his father had a very large row of these drinking bird type devices all
connected to together and just kept a tank full...he said they were
timed and produced enough energy to run the lights on his farm...

I asked is he'd ever seen this but he said no, the guy was paranoid
about it, said they were in a barn and the temperature and humidity were
kept constant so the evaporation rate was predictable....never took much
stock in the story but it was always an interesting idea, much like the
wave motion tapping of the ocean....

I'll see if he'll write up whatever details he remembers....

Ok, Dr. H....tell your story, its a perfect time...<g>...

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