Diethyl ether and hammer: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Diethyl ether — is made of — Ethanol. Made from ethanol.
  2. Step 2. Ethanol — is material for — Cloud chamber. It is saturated with alcohol or water vapour.
  3. Step 3. Cloud chamber — has part — Piston. A sudden expansion supersaturates the vapour.
  4. Step 4. Piston — uses — Cylinder. A piston slides inside a cylinder, like the plunger of a syringe.
  5. Step 5. Cylinder — is part of — Steam hammer. A steam cylinder.
  6. Step 6. Steam hammer — evolved from — Hammer. A steam hammer is a hammer lifted by steam, used to forge huge parts.

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