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Canadian man assembled a Christmas ball that generates snow on its own
Canadian engineer Sean Hodgins, who is known for his numerous projects, developed a New Year-themed invention. It is a snow globe that generates snow on its own.
The inventor managed to design a camera that visually resembles a PC case with all its components. At the top of the structure, Sean Hodgins placed a platform with an aluminum snowman. Several resistors were attached to this platform.
The engineer ran into some difficulties while working on his snow machine. The cooling system could prevent the processor from overheating, but it wasn't enough to dissipate heat and create snow. Then Hodgins installed coolers in his installation. Their principle of work is sharpened to create the required low temperatures.
During the heating of one of the sides of the installation, the other was cooled. This made it possible to reach temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius. Steam condensed and froze on the aluminum snowman.
The snow making effect looked very subtle. However, this could not be said about the design itself. It was a bulky and energy-consuming apparatus, which was very far from the idea of a glass ball with snow.
The Canadian engineer decided not to stop there. Experiments to create a New Year's souvenir that can generate snow on its own are ongoing.
And you can buy gifts for the New Year and Christmas holidays on the OXO website in the subsection "Souvenirs".
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The inventor managed to design a camera that visually resembles a PC case with all its components. At the top of the structure, Sean Hodgins placed a platform with an aluminum snowman. Several resistors were attached to this platform.
The engineer ran into some difficulties while working on his snow machine. The cooling system could prevent the processor from overheating, but it wasn't enough to dissipate heat and create snow. Then Hodgins installed coolers in his installation. Their principle of work is sharpened to create the required low temperatures.
During the heating of one of the sides of the installation, the other was cooled. This made it possible to reach temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius. Steam condensed and froze on the aluminum snowman.
The snow making effect looked very subtle. However, this could not be said about the design itself. It was a bulky and energy-consuming apparatus, which was very far from the idea of a glass ball with snow.
The Canadian engineer decided not to stop there. Experiments to create a New Year's souvenir that can generate snow on its own are ongoing.
And you can buy gifts for the New Year and Christmas holidays on the OXO website in the subsection "Souvenirs".
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