[Keelynet] giant drinking birds

[Jerry Decker - KN]

Hola Folks!

For those of you who might remember the hilarious posts Barry Merriman 
made to Bill Beatys Vorts list about giant drinking birds for power 
generation, check this out!

http://www.drinkingbirds.com/html/story.html

11/04/05 - Giant Drinking Birds

(Chuck said he met a guy years ago who claimed his family had a series 
of giant drinking birds in their barn, all coupled together to turn a 
generator and make power for their house. Additionally, years ago, Barry 
Merriman wrote a series of emails to Bill Beatys Vortex list arguing the 
logic of drinking birds, quite amusing. - JWD)

http://www.keelynet.com/interact/Arc_1_98-7_98/00002199.htm

Contemplating the uncanny nature of a Drinking Bird, I am not surprised 
when the artist tells me that the idea for it sprang from his head in 
the middle of the night.

In the spring of 1994, Reynolds, unable to sleep in his studio near 
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, sat drinking and watching the 3 a.m. 
programming on PBS. "They were showing reruns of old science shows for 
children. You know, the Mr. Wizard kind of thing," says Reynolds, by way 
of explanation.

"They were demonstrating the physics of Drinking Birds. Suddenly, I had 
the most powerful memory of seeing one when I was a little kid, and of 
how I had thought it was the most amazing thing. And I knew, I knew 
right then, that I had to make it into a piece."
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