Sources for later.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics-jan-june13-immigration_06-21/

 

http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2008/08/immigrants_should_learn_english.html

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/09/immigrants-learn-english_n_3733140.html

 

http://www.gallup.com/poll/163895/say-essential-immigrants-learn-english.aspx

 

Things to use later

 

As the joke goes: What do you call a person speaking three languages? Trilingual.
What do you call one speaking two? Bilingual.
What do you call a person speaking one language? American.

Jeremy Souza

 English 101

 Professor Pappas

 April 3^rd, 2014

 

 

 

 

This toy can go by many names, the most popular being the “Insatiable Birdie”, however it canalso be named, drinking bird, mechanical water bird and the dipping bird. Dr. Miles V Sullivan was given

credit for the “insatiable birdie” in 1946 mostly because it was patented in the US, Sullivan did notactually create this toy. It was originally found in shanghai in 1922 by Albert Einstein. I did find that, it

was made in a toy shop in shanghai. However the actual creator of this isn’t mentioned on any credible source, however there are a few who can be given credit for this invention or toy. Takao Sakai from

Tohoku University, could have introduced this Chinese toy. The “Insatiable Birdie” is also mentioned in

Yakov Perelman’s Physics for Entertainment explaining its basic purpose.

 

 

This toy is can be aimed towards children or adults, but this is debatable because the body of the bird is made of glass and could be dangerous to children. It can be more for adults simply because it

shows a basic law of thermodynamics, and some for chemistry and physics. However children can alsoenjoy it because, it is entertaining to see how it’s moving on its own. It could also maybe persue them on

a path to science. The fluid inside can also stain everything very easily if it breaks, it can also be hazardous to your skin if it’s exposed. The early models were often filled with a highly flammable

substance. The fluid in later versions is nonflammable. Dichloromethane can irritate the skin on contactand the lungs if inhaled.”

 

 

At first I wasn’t sure how this toy worked, but I found out.“It moves on its own because, the differencebetween ambient temperature and wet bulb temperature is what drives its movement. It is not a perpetual

motion machine, it is a heat engine. At room temperature, a slight change of temperature difference causesthe bright red chemical to climb to his head. Suddenly top heavy, the insatiable birdie falls over. The felt head,

soaked in the water from the cup, cools the methylene chloride, and it drains back to the bottom. Thebird rights itself, and repeats its process all over again. It works due to evaporation, the expansion of gases

and equilibrium. It’s very interesting that something that looks so simple, actually applies of a lot of scientific laws,chemistry and physics especially.

 

 

This toy follows a few basic laws of chemistry and physics. It has to do with Chemistry because the liquid inside the bird is what allows its motion. Physics shows what basic laws this toy follows. One of

 these laws is “The Second Law of Thermodynamics states (paraphrased) that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a closed system.”

 

 

As stated by Ron Schenone on his blog, he states “The famous drinking bird actually demonstrates several scientific principlse with the assistance of an ordinary glass of water. The dichloromethane contained inside of it has a low boiling point that allows the Famous Drinking Bird to operate as a heat engine at room temperature. Other concepts demonstrated include: the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, the combined gas law, heat of vaporization, the ideal glass law, torque andcenter of mass, wet-bulb temperature, and capillary action of the included wicking felt. “

 

The liquid in its body is methylene chloride, which has a very low boiling point, and therefore evaporates quickly. It is important to note again that, this is not a perpetual motion machine. This has to

be refueled, or recharged, after the water is gone. Just as you replug your phone when the power is low,or refueling your car when its empty.

 

 

In conclusion, this simple toy has a lot more going on for it then it appears. This isn’t a widely popular toy anymore by any means, with it’s goofy top hat and feather on the body that have no real

purpose. It is still quite useful in showing some of the basic laws of thermodynamics. Along with other ones such as, chemistry and physics.

Works Cited

 

 

Schenone, Ron. “Famous Drinking Bird is for Adults Only.” Lockergnome.com.

Lockergnome, Inc. 13 February 2014. Web. 3 April 2014

 

 

Farabee, M.J. “Laws of Thermodynamics” www2.estrellamountain.edu

 

18 May 2010. 3 April 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the purpose of this toy?

 

 

Who made it?

 

Dr. Miles V Sullivan was given credit for this in 1946 because it was patented. It was originally found in china by Albert Einstein, no sources were found trying to find its creator.

 

Whos the target audience?

 

This is debatable but it’s supposedly for adults

 

Where was it discovered?

Albert Einstein discovered this in 1922, when he was on a trip to shanghai.

 

Why did they make it?

 

What is this used for?

What does this have to do with physics?

 

The goop in his butt is methylene chloride, which has a very low boiling point, and therefore evaporates quickly. At room temperature, one or two degrees temperature difference causes the bright red chemical to climb to his head. Suddenly topheavy, he falls over. The felt head, soaked in the water from the cup, cools the methylene chloride, and it drains back to the bottom. The bird rights itself, and it starts all over again.

 

The drink­ing bird is a heat en­gine that works on var­i­ous laws of ther­mo­dy­nam­ics. It works due to evap­o­ra­tion, the ex­pan­sion of gases and equi­lib­ri­um

 

What law does this prove?

 

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states (paraphrased) that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a closed system

 

Would you buy one of these?

 

Why is the “body” of the bird red or blue?

 

How does it make a back and forth motion on after one dip?

The difference between ambient temperature and wet bulb temperature is what drives its movement.

Is the top hat just for show? Or does it have a purpose?

 

Just for show since it is actually a toy

 

Is it safe for kids?

 

This is debatable because the body of the bird is made of glass and could be dangerous to children. The fluid inside can also stain everything very easily if broken.

 

Early models were often filled with highly flammable substances. The fluid in later versions is nonflammable. Dichloromethane can irritate the skin on contact and the lungs if inhaled.

What other toys have the same purpose of the drinking bird?

Slinkie

 

Whats the liquid inside the drinking bird?

 

The fluid is typically dichloromethane, also known as methylene chloride. Earlier versions contained trichloromonofluoromethane.

 

Sources

 

http://pediaview.com/openpedia/Drinking_bird

http://shelf3d.com/nyczz9NsFgs#Evaporative%20Cooling%20-%20Science%20behind%20the%20dippy%20bird

http://wn.com/the_drinking_duck

http://article.wn.com/view/2011/02/28/Analysing_the_Drinking_Bird/

http://www.theguardian.com/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2011/feb/28/1

http://www.lockergnome.com/homestead/collectibles/2014/02/03/famous-drinking-bird/

http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/birds.html

http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookener1.html