Funny enough, this question gets asked over 1000 times every month on Google. So is copper magnetic? The simple answer is no. You can’t stick your refrigerator magnets to a piece of copper. However, it does interact with magnets. Copper is highly conductive. When close to each other, an eddy current occurs. An eddy current […]
The word “vane” originates from the Anglo-Saxon word “fane” which means “flag”. This is probably in large contribution to the medieval banners that flew in Europe. The earliest recorded weather vanes came before these banners at around 50 B.C. atop the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. The vikings were also known to use […]
The first dormers are attributed to architect Francois Mansart of France(1598-1666). He created the Mansard style roof, a four-sided and double-pitched with a lower, steep slope. The rooflines gave high attic spaces that gave additional living space without surpassing Parisian height restrictions. However, light and air could somehow needed to be introduced. To solve this […]