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Dippy Bird Autopsy Photos and Report

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretty-interesting-idea dept.

Gary writes "How does a Dippy Bird work? reveals methylene chloride in the abdomen! The temperature decrease in the head condenses the methylene chloride vapor, decreasing the vapor pressure in the head relative to the vapor pressure in the abdomen. The greater vapor pressure in the abdomen forces fluid up through the neck and into the head. If you hold a Dippy Bird upright in your hand, touching the abdomen, the following happens..."

3 comments

  1. The actual URL by Looper · · Score: 1

    Try: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question608.htm instead. Still lame, but at least it's the right question.

  2. Lame by Rupert · · Score: 2

    I couldn't find any such information on the linked site. Is it too much to ask for /. editors to click on a link before they approve a story? Maybe that's why all my story submissions get rejected - I actually check my links.

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  3. Re:lame story about an obvious phenomena by po_boy · · Score: 2
    except that this story seems to have been submitted by a Gary Brown at howthingswork.com.

    seems like if you own the site that you're sugmitting a story about you could make sure that the link goes to something relevant.

    Wost article ever.