Pumpkin Seed Steam Jet Engines

pumpkinseedthumb.jpgJust a tiny nugget of interesting science - well, I think it's interesting, anyway...

This video details how, when heated, pumpkin seeds spin under the pressure of steam jetting out of them - exactly like a steam jet engine - the first ever steam engine, in fact.

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