An aeolipile or Hero's engine is a steam turbine that spins when the water inside is heated. The Greco-Egyptian mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria described the device in the 1st century AD, and was later credited for its invention.
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baja (Nov 29, 2020), KustomsbyKent (Nov 24, 2020)
Here's my version made from a copper toilet float...
The toilet steam engine
although I really like the miniature version. It's not convenient to run mine on a table top.
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That looks about right - Mediocrates
Altair (Dec 23, 2020)
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