Matric Project: Drinking Bird
Projects for 2007 - Group H

"Drinking birds are thermodynamically powered toy heat engines that mimick the motions of a bird drinking from a fountain or other water source.
They are also known as happy, dippy, dipping, tippy, tipping, sippy, sipping or dunking birds."

Wikipedia
Drinking birds Drawing of two "Drinking Birds".
Image: Wikipedia
  • The Drinking Happy Bird (Dippy Bird)
    http://nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu/DingosBreakfastClub/DippyBird/DrinkingBird1.html
  • THE HAPPY DRINKING BIRD
    http://www.backstreet.demon.co.uk/oddstuff/drinkingbirds/drinkingbirds.htm

Participants

  • Ms Helga Nordhoff (Project leader)
  • Fintan Wilson (Mentor)
  • Mduduzi Machika
  • Thembisile Mahla
  • Sibusiso Msiza
  • Daniel Nowack
  • Marisa Stols
  • Johan van Staden

 
  Helga Nordhoff
  Last updated: 22 May 2007