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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => Off Topic => Topic started by: schipperke on February 03, 2021, 08:33:55 am

Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: steamerado on February 09, 2021, 10:46:29 pm: Love this video on how the bird works from Bill Hammack, the Engineer Guy. https://youtu.be/UCKC-QVcVn0
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 09, 2021, 10:37:03 pm: That’s great Marv! Must resist heading to ebay to search for other variations... :D
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: marv in minn on February 09, 2021, 04:31:18 pm: Dry Dan the Drinking Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxGPSjMMSzI
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Woe is me on February 05, 2021, 04:11:33 pm: Quote from: schipperke on February 05, 2021, 01:47:36 pm
Ok gone off deep end, just got this in mail today, hour ago..

https://youtu.be/EubNtLdUTx8

Nooooo!
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: marv in minn on February 05, 2021, 02:49:59 pm: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-DRINKING-BIRD-PATENT-Art-Print-READY-TO-FRAME-HAPPY-Water-Bobbing/390108053309?hash=item5ad4407f3d:g:CvcAAOSw~1FUVuSc
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: schipperke on February 05, 2021, 01:47:36 pm: Ok gone off deep end, just got this in mail today, hour ago..

https://youtu.be/EubNtLdUTx8
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Woe is me on February 04, 2021, 05:13:37 pm: Mine has blue water and a green tail feather. It was $10.60 out the door. All had the same color.
I'm going back tomorrow.
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: schipperke on February 03, 2021, 08:12:49 pm: Quote from: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:34:49 pm
Quote from: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:31:29 pm
Quote from: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:29:40 pm
You buggers.....Just ordered one ;D ;D ;D

We should all upload our next few engine videos with the bird in the background and confuse the YouTube community 😂

LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Well it is a heat engine in a sense, no? :D
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:42:09 pm: Quote from: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:39:15 pm
Official Mascot of GPU?? 😂

Maybe I need to order a couple more as prizes 😂

Like that!
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:39:15 pm: Official Mascot of GPU?? 😂

Maybe I need to order a couple more as prizes 😂
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:34:49 pm: Quote from: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:31:29 pm
Quote from: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:29:40 pm
You buggers.....Just ordered one ;D ;D ;D

We should all upload our next few engine videos with the bird in the background and confuse the YouTube community 😂

LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:31:29 pm: Quote from: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:29:40 pm
You buggers.....Just ordered one ;D ;D ;D

We should all upload our next few engine videos with the bird in the background and confuse the YouTube community 😂
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Jim on February 03, 2021, 07:29:40 pm: You buggers.....Just ordered one ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 03, 2021, 07:21:06 pm: Quote from: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 06:39:01 pm
Quote from: Nick on February 03, 2021, 02:51:12 pm
Quote from: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 10:06:43 am
There's a store about ten blocks from me that sells these and all kinds of other stuff.
In the summer time the place is packed with tourists or fudgies. Guess where I'm going
this afternoon.

:D :D :D

Hey Nick, guess what I found out. They're cheaper by the flock. ;D

I almost bought two for the cheaper price, but figured I didn’t NEED two :D

Also almost bought a blue or green one at nearly twice the price of the red. ::)
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 06:39:01 pm: Quote from: Nick on February 03, 2021, 02:51:12 pm
Quote from: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 10:06:43 am
There's a store about ten blocks from me that sells these and all kinds of other stuff.
In the summer time the place is packed with tourists or fudgies. Guess where I'm going
this afternoon.

:D :D :D

Hey Nick, guess what I found out. They're cheaper by the flock. ;D
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Jim on February 03, 2021, 04:34:24 pm: Wow....I remember my Mum buying one of these for me 50 years ago and the family all standing around watching it amazed.
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 03, 2021, 02:51:12 pm: Quote from: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 10:06:43 am
There's a store about ten blocks from me that sells these and all kinds of other stuff.
In the summer time the place is packed with tourists or fudgies. Guess where I'm going
this afternoon.

:D :D :D
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: schipperke on February 03, 2021, 10:12:46 am: :D Drinking Bird Hack :D

https://youtu.be/nRWkcB3rP4w
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Woe is me on February 03, 2021, 10:06:43 am: There's a store about ten blocks from me that sells these and all kinds of other stuff.
In the summer time the place is packed with tourists or fudgies. Guess where I'm going
this afternoon.
Title: Re: Drinking Bird
Post by: Nick on February 03, 2021, 09:05:10 am: I’ve always wanted one of these and now you’ve gone and made me buy one :D
Title: Drinking Bird
Post by: schipperke on February 03, 2021, 08:33:55 am: These go back decades, I remember seeing them as a boy in catalogs but never had one until.. now.
Wandering on the web, one can often stumble on strange things, and I saw one of these. You can roll the dice like I did and for ~$6 get one shipped from China. Package came crushed, but only the metal axle was bent (badly) and fixable. Mine has been going now for four days! The principle how it works is interesting, and plenty of explanations at the asking via Google search. One in video is not mine, only difference, I have green liquid.

https://youtu.be/PCuf86tbbXs