| Lucius Copeland’s Boiler | |
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Origin |
Lucius Copeland |
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Type |
Boiler |
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Effects |
Fills a vehicle’s moving parts with steam |
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Downsides |
Ruins all internal mechanics |
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Activation |
Contacting a vehicle |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Roper-97D |
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Shelf |
194326-7165-488 |
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Date of Collection |
April 28, 1904 |
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Origin[]
Lucius Copeland was a pioneering 19th-century engineer who demonstrated one of the first motorcycles, the Copeland steam bicycle, a steam-powered Star high-wheeler at the first Maricopa County Fair in 1884. Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced before he retired in 1891.
Effects[]
Inserts highly pressurized amounts of steam inside the moving parts of any vehicle, especially locomotion areas like wheels, rudders and propellers. This will increase the efficiency and speed of the vehicle but also cause the internal mechanics to become ruined, turning plastics and rubber into mush, wood pliable and circuitry fried.