Chapter 78
It was June. The rain was getting heavier every time, and there was a lot of wind blowing outside. Raindrops were beating rhythmically on the windows and doors of the storage room.
No wonder the kitten didn't come.
Cats hate water and are probably more sensitive to weather than humans, so now it is estimated that cats are taking shelter from the rain somewhere.
These days, Chen Mu has become accustomed to being accompanied by a cat when he works. The only difference is that he is inside and the cat is outside. The cat scratches the door and meows twice from time to time. Chen Mu will also knock on the door if he is interested. The sound of the knock on the door was very small, but with the sensitivity of a cat, I could probably hear it a little bit.
then.
A person and a cat occasionally communicate in this way.
The rain that I had been waiting for for several days finally arrived, and God was very kind. This time the rainfall was very abundant.
After just a minute or two, the outdoor rainwater pipes began to drain.
And their newly built water diversion pipe also clearly made the sound of water flow.
"It really worked!"
The sound of rushing water in the pipe made everyone excited. After all, before this, even Tang Jing didn't dare to be 100% sure that this big thing could operate perfectly.
But now only a small part is running.
The other end of the pipe that connects to the room leads directly to the outdoors, but there is an extra opening in the middle of the pipe.
Regarding this water outlet, Chen Mu was embarrassed for a long time.
Obviously.
A threaded cap similar to a mineral water bottle cap is still difficult for him now.
This has always been a headache for Chen Mu.
He is now able to use his powers to do many incredible things. Even Iron Man's armor is becoming more and more proficient. He can even control a piece of plastic to turn into a human form and make it dance, but he is helpless with a bottle cap.
the reason is simple.
This kind of thing requires precision, not imagination.
It doesn’t even have much to do with mental strength.
This is actually not difficult to understand.
Humans can draw exquisite paintings like the Mona Lisa, but without the help of tools, the average person cannot even draw two parallel lines accurately.
And precise.
But it is one of the cornerstones of industrial civilization.
Chen Mu has always been exploring strengths and avoiding weaknesses, using qualitative things instead of quantitative ones as much as possible, such as this water outlet. He originally planned to create a flip-top and buckle model to replace the threaded opening.
Although the airtightness will be worse in this way, it is still enough. After all, even if there is a small amount of water leakage, it will quickly flow out along the door crack.
But then I thought about it.
The so-called exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses is not actually a compliment here.
If you want to revive human civilization, his ability is obviously a shortcut, but if you can't even make things like threaded gears, then the so-called revitalization of industry is simply a joke.
Therefore, Chen Mu immediately decided to try it no matter how difficult it was.
He has read many inspirational stories about people in China who got up early and overcame technical difficulties, but now it is barely relevant to him.
Therefore, even though the work in those days was overloaded and the body and mind were very tired, Chen Mu still insisted on making a threaded cap.
The process is actually very boring.
It’s nothing more than trying over and over again, and trying again over and over again.
He would make threads every day when he was most energetic, and when he was tired, he would switch to other simple tasks until the entire water diversion project was completed.
The screw cap is finally made.
This is a 1 cm diameter, white plastic threaded cap. Because it lacks a rubber ring as a sealing material, a groove is carefully made on the inside of the cap.
This may be the first real industrial product since the end of mankind, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone went up and petted it a few times.
Tang Jing was full of praise, but then came some difficult words, such as "check valve" and "Y-type filter", which made everyone speechless.
...
It rained heavily for about a minute.
He Ying said: "Let me open the water outlet."
The water outlet was located at a height of more than ten centimeters. Although Chen Mu made a ladder for him, He Ying usually volunteered for this kind of climbing.
"Wait a minute." Tang Jing said.
"Why? What if it stops raining later."
"Looking at the rain, it won't stop for a while. The initial rainwater cannot be used. It will have to wait for at least ten minutes." "
What's the significance of this?"
"Because It's dirty. Let the rain wash the roof first. After a while, the water will be relatively clean." "Is there another way to say
this?" "
Initial rainwater is a very important concept. Some companies such as steel and chemical industries, etc. Ten minutes of rainwater must be collected and processed and cannot be discharged indiscriminately," Tang Jing explained.
"Okay."
In fact, everyone can't understand it very well, but they are also used to not delving into it.
Ten minutes passed quickly, listening to the sound of rain that was more powerful than last time.
"Okay, it's time to start." Tang Jing took the time to say.
"I'll go." He Ying nodded.
"I'll join you, too. The lid is too big, and there's the impact of water. It's probably not easy for one person to operate." After
Chen Mu finished speaking, he climbed up with He Ying.
In order to facilitate operation, Chen Mu made a platform at the water outlet, which was enough for three or five people to stand.
The two of them stood on each side, holding the round lid with both hands.
"Turn!"
One turn, two turns...
As the lid was unscrewed, the water flowed out impatiently.
"Be careful, get out of the way."
When the lid was completely removed, the two of them could no longer hold it on, so they could only let it be washed away by the water. Water splashed everywhere, getting both of them wet.
"Damn, forget this question."
Chen Mu watched helplessly as the huge plastic lid was washed to the ground, feeling quite helpless.
However, the water flow from the water intake was accurately injected into the sedimentation tank, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
The two people hurriedly came down and, together with the others, stood back for a while and watched the water diversion project in operation.
The water flow begins to slowly flow into the sedimentation tank, and the water level slowly rises. When the water surface reaches the highest level, the water flows along the overflow port and is connected to the water storage tank.
A few more minutes passed.
The water storage tank is also slowly filled, and the excess water is connected to the drainage pipe through the overflow port and discharged outdoors.
Because it was the first time to use it, all the containers needed to be rinsed several times. Chen Mu opened the drainage pipe at the bottom of the water tank. Soon, the drainage speed was faster than the water inflow, and the water level dropped again.
After a few times, close the drain.
"Done." Tang Jing clapped her hands.
Everyone looked at the filled water tank in front of them, which seemed to be three stories high, and they were all filled with indescribable joy.
The days of not being able to take a shower may soon be gone forever.
(End of chapter)