Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novelty toy
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
dippy bird
drinking dippy bird |
| gptkbp:category |
physics demonstration
desk toy science toy |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:water
methylene chloride volatile liquid |
| gptkbp:demonstrates |
heat engine
perpetual motion illusion |
| gptkbp:hasPart |
pivot
tail body head felt beak liquid reservoir |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
drinking bird
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1945
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
Miles V. Sullivan
|
| gptkbp:marketedIn |
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:glass
|
| gptkbp:movement |
oscillating
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
appears to drink repeatedly
evaporation cools head head dips into water liquid cycles between head and body moves without batteries |
| gptkbp:principle |
thermodynamics
evaporative cooling |
| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:The_Simpsons
gptkb:Toy_Story gptkb:Futurama |
| gptkbp:requires |
water glass
ambient temperature difference |
| gptkbp:safetyNote |
contains toxic liquid
not suitable for children under 3 |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
education
entertainment |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Perpetual_Motion_Machine
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|