home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ The Way Things Work: Pinball Science / Pinball Science.iso / pc / journal / diary / ta / tadi002j.dib (.png) < prev    next >
Bitmap Image  |  1998-04-03  |  109.6 KB  |  519x370  |  8-bit (125 colors)
   ocr: GAME COMPONENTS Faucet Next, I persuaded a mammoth to stand on the pipe, keeping it closed. - Like all ofits kind, the mammoth was singularly adept at sleeping.for - - - long periods, during which time the - - - - - 5n villagers bad to wait for their water. - - - I My breakthrough came when I replaced the mammoth with a simple screw clamp. Isoon refined the idea using a system ofpipes and washers. My invention bad an additional advantage - its constant dripping was one ofthe few sounds that can keep a mammoth awake. -