OT - something to amuse the kids

Dec 12, 2003 0 Replies

Christmas steam engine anyone?



Take an egg and blow it - settle down at the back please. Tut-tut ..........



Make holes as small as you can in either end. Poke a needle in and out several times to ensure the air sack is burst. Blowing in one end will push the contents out of the other.



Make a simple lightweight wire frame to accept the egg shell and suspend from a central, balanced pivot.



Half fill the egg with water and light a candle beneath it. The resulting jet will propel the egg in a circle of course, returning to the flame to maintain pressure.



Regards,



Kim Siddorn


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