Re: Hand-Held Heat Engine

From: Douglas Johnson (danadotdoug@ij.net)
Date: Sat Oct 27 2001 - 13:42:26 PDT


Thank you very much. I used Dogpile and didn't come up with anything.

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From: "On-line Snack discussion" <snaktalk@isaac.exploratorium.edu>
To: "Douglas Johnson" <danadotdoug@ij.net>
Cc: <snacktalk@isaac.exploratorium.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: Hand-Held Heat Engine

> A search on Google www.google.com for hand-boiler toy resulted in these
> sites and others that offer the hand-boiler toy for sale:
> http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm?subsection=1&category=4
>
http://www.trust1.com/commerce/index.asp?merchant=ekay&department=Novelties
> http://www.science-is.com/misc.htm
> http://www.museumproducts.net/p_bird.asp?CatId=1
> http://www.free-electricity.net/products/toys.html
>
> Nina Thayer
> Snacktalk Moderator
> >
> > In your experiment entitled "Hand-Held Heat Engine" you have shown a =
> > device called a "hand boiler" (photo below). When I was growing up my =
> > grandfather had one of these, to the great interest of my brother and I.
=
> > Somewhere along the way it got broken. Over the last thirty years I =
> > have never forgotten about it and have always hoped to find one someday.
=
> > I have never seen it in any of the science-related stores and had =
> > assumed that they were no longer being made. It was to my great =
> > surprise and joy to see the device featured on your website.
> >
> > Your article mentioned Edmund's Scientific as a source for this product,
=
> > but I have been unable to find it through their website. I have sent an
=
> > e-mail inquiring further. Are you aware of any other sources?
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> > Doug Johnson
> >
> > http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/hand_held/index.html
> >
> >
>
>



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