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The bucket will be pulled down by the weight of the water, drawing on a cord that has been wound around cylinders and attached to the doors in such a way that when it is pulled, the doors will open.
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When the door opens, a system of pulleys, rods, and cords push a solid sphere part way into a vessel of water, as shown in Fig. 1 below. Air compressed by the water is forced through the trumpet, making the trumpet sound.
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Further adding to the magic of the temples, large statues of the gods also sometimes had cavities within, which the priests could enter through secret passages to deliver oraclesthe statues of the gods would seem to talk.
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Inventor Hero of Alexandria (1070 A.D.) described in Pneumatics how such devices worked. The statue stood on a pedestal connected to the altar by a tube. The tube extended from the altar, through the statue, and into a cup held by the statue. Water was poured into the pedestal through a hole that was then corked up.
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The doors are made to open automatically by a similar mechanism. Instead of the water in this mechanism being pushed up through a tube toward a cup, the water pushed into a bucket. This bucket then becomes heavy, serving as a counterweight.
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Marvelous altar, pictured in the book Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography.
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