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July 15, 2008

Kinetic Energy

— devadutta @ 9:11 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1216181509 )

Identify this “cool” thing

1. 2.

2 is just a closeup of 1.

Cracked by: udupendra , Goyal , insufferablejake , rajeshvj. “Cool” job, guys!

Answer:

Galileo Thermometer, one of the first temperature measuring devices.

5 Responses to “Kinetic Energy”

  1. udupendra Says:

    Galileo Thermometer

    udupendra
  2. Goyal Says:

    Galileo Thermometer

  3. insufferablejake Says:

    the clear liquid and the colored liquids are of varying densities … so we have an effect ala the hydrometer, that makes them float. but the exact name of this …

    insufferablejake
  4. insufferablejake Says:

    aha! its the principle behind the hydrometer and the fact that liquids change in density with the temperature.

    its a Galileo Thermometer. Nice question.

    insufferablejake
  5. rajeshvj Says:

    Galileo Thermometer.

    “cool” helped :-).

    rajeshvj

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