...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| 7160394 | Sugar juice clarifier apparatus An apparatus for the continuous process of raw mixed sugar juice clarification by means of the settlement of insoluble particles and juice precipitate in a cylindrical clarifier tank that permits non-turbulent vertical subsidation and short retention time of the sug... | 01/09/2007 |
| 3963513 | Process and apparatus for treatment of cane sugar juice Method and apparatus for controlled growth of precipitates in systems requiring separation of undesirable contaminants from a solution prior to treatment with a coagulant aid. Cane sugar juice, as exemplary, is introduced at an elevated temperature into a... | 06/15/1976 |