Talk:Drinking bird

message: it also appears in a episode of Cowboy Bebop, can't remember which one...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceredir (talk • contribs) 06:51, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The drinking bird in popular culture 

message: The image should be replaced with a photograph or a realistic 3D render.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.120.103.47 (talk) 04:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, and have added and actual photo, and moved the render to below the info box. RobinLeicester (talk) 17:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
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message: Nice article.  It could use some mention of who invented it and especially when. --Karuna8 03:21, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a wealth of information about this invention on the internet. The dunking bird is arguably one of the most successful physics toys of all time. It was invented by Miles V. Sullivan in 1945. More information can be found about him at http://www.annesullivanflute.com/miles/Miles_Sullivan.pdf —The preceding unsigned comment was added by CJansen (talk • contribs).
No, it was not. Sullivan was NOT the first to create the drinking bird. It originated in China but was never commercialized. It was PATENTED by Sullivan, this you are correct but NOT invented.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.126.27 (talk) 10:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I took out a sentence "The Generation II Pokémon Porygon2's design and movements seems to be based on the drinking bird."  The target article said it didn't appear in an episode, and after looking up some images and a video I still don't see the resemblance.
I'm thinking the cultural references in general should go in chronological order. Wnt (talk) 02:07, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I particularly wanted to make it look less inviting for people to post trivia, hence the "Notable usage" in the title. I still think it's a little more inclusive than it should be in a really good article, but I'm really pleased with how much it's improved. BTW, I stripped out some context in the process, like the names of the actual Simpsons and Mad Men episodes; maybe it would be helpful to have that info in some hidden comments or something. —Mu Mind (talk) 00:34, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural references roundup 

message: It appears at the start of the movie busily dunking its head into a glass containing water. The crew of the spaceship have been in "suspended animation" for many years as a way of traveling great distances without enduring the boredom or physical aging of decades of  journey time.
The water in the glass would have all evaporated within a year unless the air was kept at 100% relative humidity and in that special case the bird would still not operate as there would be no evaporation from the beak and consequently no cooling and thus no operating "heat engine." Also unless "artificial gravity" was generated the bird would also not operate (Science fiction stories and films should at least get the science right when they are supposedly showing "science fact." Ecstatist (talk) 10:01, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Its Behavior in "The Alien" does not Comply with the Stated Circumstances. 

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message: I'd challenge the sentence "they are sometimes incorrectly labelled as a PerpetualMotion device."
Now, before you call me scientifically illiterate, I do understand that the bird is harnessing the energy from the latent heat of the evaporation of water. But I think it's fair to say that, since the laws of thermodynamics render true perpetual motion impossible, in common parlance the phrase "perpetual motion machine" has come to mean "something that looks like an example of true perpetual motion, but actually isn't. And the drinking bird fits that description to a tee.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.6.194.189 (talk) 06:56, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. Perpetual motion means just that and is impossible. Besides, to me, it doesn't even look like a perpetual motion. It only runs as long as there's water there. --Roly (talk) 08:07, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perpetual Motion