SIMPLE ANIMATIONS TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX PROCEDURES

Below are a collection of animated GIF files that do a brilliant job at visually explaining how complex mechanical procedures such as how a sewing machine works.  These would be great for science and engineering students or simply those who have an inquisitive mind.  Enjoy.

RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE:

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OVAL REGULATION:

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SEWING MACHINE:

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MALTA CROSS MOVEMENT - SECOND HAND MOVEMENT USED TO CONTROL THE CLOCK:

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AUTO CHANGE FILE MECHANISM:

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AUTO CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT:

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GUN AMMUNITION LOADING SYSTEM:

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ROTARY ENGINE - AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, THE HEAT RATHER THAN THE PISTON MOVEMENT INTO ROTARY MOVEMENT:

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INLINE ENGINE - IT'S CYLINDERS LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE:

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Simple animations to explain complex procedures

Below are a collection of animated GIF files that do a brilliant job at visually explaining how complex mechanical procedures such as how a sewing machine works.  These would be great for science and engineering students or simply those who have an inquisitive mind.  Enjoy.

Radial Aircraft Engine:

Oval Regulation:

Sewing Machine:

Malta Cross movement - second hand movement used to control the clock:

Auto change file mechanism:

Auto constant velocity universal joint:

Gun ammunition loading system:

Rotary engine - an internal combustion engine, the heat rather than the piston movement into rotary movement:

Inline engine - it's cylinders lined up side by side:

 

 

Explosive fun for students with THE POWDER TOY a great science game

My kids have been playing this game for months at school and I really only sat down to have a good look at it this week and found to my surprise that THE POWDER TOY was both a fun game and great educational opportunity for students to learn about chemical reactions.

Kids love to blow things up which is essentially what Powder is all about but it goes a great deal deeper  than simply allowing students the opportunity to play around with many "powdery" pixels of diverse natures, each having different simulated physical and chemical properties.

Some fall faster than others, a few are "solid" and hang in mid-air, etc. A good number of them are flammable, so all you high-school chemistry students who just want to see things blow up should get hooked on this game pretty easily. = ) Almost every substance has a special quality when thrown together with another: for example, water solidifies magma; thunder electrifies metal; torch burns what hits it but is dissolved by water; and the infamous virus eats through and overruns all others, eventually turning back into the first material it came in contact with. Searching for all the unique reactions is part of the entertainment.

As you can see there is plenty here for your casual gamer to hard core science geek to get something from POWDER.  I would recommend it to boys especially looking for something a little different.