# Drinking Bird
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Daft Inventions | Rarity: Common
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# Drinking Bird
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Daft Inventions | Rarity: Common

Novelty desk toy invented by Miles V. Sullivan in 1945 that repeatedly dips its beak into water through thermodynamic principles. Operates via evaporative cooling without batteries or external power, creating a continuous bobbing motion that mimics perpetual motion.

Key facts:
- Mechanism uses evaporative cooling: water on felt-covered head evaporates, cooling methylene chloride vapor inside, creating pressure differential that pulls liquid upward
- Liquid redistribution makes bird top-heavy, causing forward tipping; dipping restarts cycle indefinitely as long as water remains
- Functions as educational thermodynamics demonstration device; popularized in culture (featured in The Simpsons episode)
- Appears to demonstrate perpetual motion but actually draws energy from ambient heat and evaporation

## Trivia Questions

Q1: Who invented the Drinking Bird toy in 1945?
A: Miles V. Sullivan

Q2: What liquid is typically used inside the Drinking Bird to create the pressure difference?
A: Water

Q3: In which popular TV show did the Drinking Bird make a memorable cameo where a character used it to press keyboard keys at work?
A: The Office

Q4: What scientific principle powers the Drinking Bird's continuous motion without requiring batteries?
A: Electromagnetic induction

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