Will I find a working Crookes radiometer this year?
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A Crookes radiometer is a moderately understood device* that spins when exposed to light.

Market resolves YES if I own and physically possess a functional radiometer at any point this year. Presumably this would be because I (or a market participant) found a working model online.

I've ordered two separate Amazon listings that didn't work, and just got one in the mail from Walmart that also doesn't work. The Amazon listings were nominally different brands, though in practice both shipped from a brand called Dorami that I'm now trying to avoid.

In addition to the implied mana bounty from the existence of this market, I'm also willing to pay $10 to anyone who can point me towards a working model.

*See here for the establishment explanation, but note a dissenting voice on reddit.

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@IsaacKing I'm hoping this one doesn't work because it's a little ugly

$20 shipping to me is also tilting so I might not buy at all

Well this style is the one I see most frequently in educational videos, where they do seem to work. So I would recommend trying one of this design. They're on Amazon too:

https://www.amazon.com/United-Scientific-Supplies-RADIO1-Radiometer/dp/B00ES3TYUM

@IsaacKing Just ordered this one.

bought Ṁ50 YES

What happened when you put them in light?

They don't spin!

@zax Did you try varying the brightness?

@IsaacKing I've tried direct sunlight, under a lamp, in a room with high light level, and with my phone's flashlight shining on it. No movement at all.

My guess would be that the seal got broken and it's at atmospheric pressure inside the bulb. Weird that it happened twice.

Three times!

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