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| 1. |
Head
(anterior) |
| 2. |
Wire
hyperextension stopper |
| 3. |
Pivot
of front and rear body sections |
| 4. |
Hole
for wire legs (or safety-pin) |
| 5. |
Flat
base of bug body |
| 6. |
Tail
(posterior) |
| 7a. |
Rear
wing notch |
| 7b. |
Front
wing notch |
| 8. |
Nickel-titanium
alloy wire "muscle" |
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Titanium Alloy Strength:
We use exclusive titanium wire "muscle" actuator
technology.The titanium wire contracts when a small current
is applied and relaxes when the current ceases. This acts
like a real muscle tissue as it flexes and expands as needed.The
butterflies use so little power they can be run continuously
for pennies per week with out getting hot or becoming a fire
hazard. While operating they make no noise whatsoever. There
is no imitation.
Space Age Decoration:
Using space age technology they flutter their wings as though
they were perched on a flower or branch while basking in the
sunlight. Our products are designed to replicate the look
and size of the real butterflies, dragonflies, and moths.
Wire "Muscle" and Mars:
The muscle-like wire that powers the wing motion is made from
a corrosion resistant nickel-titanium (NiTi) shape memory
alloy (SMA) known as nitinol or flexinol that's so reliable
it was used by NASA engineers on the surface of Mars for conducting
the Material Adhesion Experiment (MAE) during the Pathfinder-Sojourner
Mission which landed on July 4, 1997. The wire that allows
the butterflies to move is used in new miniature robotics
technology products worldwide (and solar systemwide).
Amazing Fact:
The wire can lift thousands of times its own weight, as thin
as a human hair, and has a breaking strength stronger that
stainless steel.
Silent Calming Butterflies:
It only costs pennies a day to operate your electrical
butterflies. They are completely silent providing a visually
calming mood in your home and work atmosphere. The mechanical
butterfly is completely safe and create no fire hazards. You
can easily secure and display these lightweight sculptures
virtually anywhere: on lamp shades, table tops, water fountains,
computers, television sets, high above baby cribs, on headboards,
cabinet tops, floral displays, mirrors, walls or basically
anywhere you let your imagination go.
The artificial insects body
has a hole running through it that you can easily put a safety-pin
through for attaching it.
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