But the twinkle effect until recently has been hard to describe. Typical flashing bulbs use a bimetallic strip. As the filament of the bulb heats up, the strip bends, opening the circuit.

As their name implies, bimetallic thermal relays use a bimetallic strip to mechanically open the contacts. Bimetallic strips consist of two conjoined pieces of metal which expand at different rates ...

Bimetallic strip toasters are usually older models, and run on a circuit system connected by a bent strip. When the heat gets ...

An electromagnetic circuit breaker. Image credit: HowStuffWorks The second design uses a bimetallic strip, which changes in response to heat, to mechanically open the contacts. Bimetallic strips ...

Mercury thermostats started it all, and were ingenious in their simplicity — a glass capsule containing mercury, attached to a wound bi-metal strip. As the temperature changes, the contraption ...

Instead, they are created by financial institutions such as investment banks, which purchase conventional Treasury securities and then strip the interest payments away from the principal to be ...

This causes the liquid to get sucked up the tube and into the flask! A bimetallic strip is made from two different metals riveted together, one on top of the other. When heated, both metals expand ...

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Inside VRChat, there are rooms where users can meet: some are innocent and everyday - such as a McDonald's restaurant, for example - but there are also pole-dancing and strip clubs. Children mix ...

It's part and parcel of a morning routine for millions of people across the UK - pop some bread in the toaster and get a cuppa before you run out the door. But why is it that no matter what ...