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Fun factoid/urban legend:

An Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) engineer used a drinking bird toy to defeat an IR motion sensor to keep automatic lights on without having to move or wave their hands around. It requires a large/insulated warm liquid container to work for ~4 hrs.

PS: Complex two phase fluid flow is an awesome subject onto itself.




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