Chapter 733 - Wetsuits

Chapter 733 - Wetsuits

2 people were currently walking anxiously towards a research center.
Overseer Sophia from the textile industry, and overseer Wiggins from the Chemical industry were fully energized for today's operation.
No matter what, they had to succeed.
All the wet suits that they had previously been researching on, had been a failure.
What exactly was the problem?
Did they miss something?
For this task?
His Majesty had only given them a list of all materials needed for creating them, as well as brief instructions in the manufacturing process.
He basically told them to try it on their own and research first.
And if they still hadn't produced the right grade of wet suits, then after a month... he would properly show them where their errors or mistakes lied.
Both overseers took this as a challenge and didn't want to let Landon down.
But how could they have known that they would fail like this?
All wetsuits that had been created in the research center didn't pass inspection.
They had divers wear their suits and swim deep in the swimming pools.
Of course, they carried out other tests too.
And that's how they found many errors from their models.
With that, they had been adjusting their techniques, correcting their mistakes and learning more about wetsuits.
But so far, only 10 people, including the overseers, were on the research team.
So progress was slow.
And now, they were left with 21 more days before Landon did his own inspection.
Of course if they failed, Landon would teach them the proper way to go.
But if they pass, then large scale production of these wetsuits will commence.
At first, the overseers thought that just 10 of them was enough for the project.
But they were wrong.
With time running out, they decided to hire 50 more people as soon as possible.
And last week, they had been educating these people about what these wetsuits were supposed to do.
So now, the new recruits had to place all hands on deck fast.
This way, more mistakes and corrections could be noticed and done.
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Everyone crowded around a large glass tank with their lab coats, goggles and other protective gear on, while holding pencils and writing boards with paper on it.
"Number 4, please step into the tank, stay in the water until we tell you otherwise."
"Yes sir!"
With that, one of the volunteers dived into the water and did as he was told.
'Splash'
Everyone observed his reaction and wrote something down.
They were so serious that even if someone walked into the room, they wouldn't know it.
(*□^□)
Overseer Wiggins looked at everyone and pointed at the man in the tank.
"Volunteer number 4 is wearing Test Product 71.
As usual, we will begin our Q.A session now."
You may ask him anything, and we will debate in it here and now.
Begin!"
Immediately, several people raised their hands and Wiggins picked them out one by one.
After all, the whole thing needed to be done in an orderly manner no?
"Yes, Christy, ask away."
"Sir... how did you feel?
Hot, cold, warm?"
"C...cold" the volunteer asked helplessly.
Couldn't they see that his lips were trembling?
"Sir... just to piggyback on the last question.
Do you feel cold the moment you stepped into the water?
Or was it later on."
"Ehmm... It wasn't that cold when I stepped in.
But now it's colder."
"And how do you feel about the suit?
Can you do several stretches and swim to the bottom of the tank too?"
With that, the diver did as he was told before coming back to teg surface again.
Of course, he stretched out a bit as well.
"It's tight, but comfortable for swimming."
"Can you pretend to scratch yourself in that fake rocky reef below?
And tell us what happens to the suit?"
The volunteer nodded and did as he was told again.
"The suit isn't torn, but just as a scratch line on it." The volunteer said with his trembling lips.
Can you guys hurry up?
It's freak** cold in here!
(>:`□':)
They asked him several more questions, before sending him to the locker room to freshen up.
All volunteers worked in the Chemical industry, so they knew the importance of keeping a tight lip over everything.
Plus they had already signed the contract of confidentiality.
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The volunteer quickly changed, and someone brought the wetsuit back.
"Alright everyone Q.A. is over.
Now, let's focus on the problems with this wetsuit.
Who can tell me why it's a failure?" Sophia asked while holding at the suit.
Her workers, alongside Wiggins, came together to create these wetsuits.
So some of her people were also involved in the research team too, and they had learned a lot about chemistry and everything else that went into creating them.
Likewise, Wiggins' team had also learned a lot from Sophia's people too.
Again, there were new people added to the research team, so they had to ask some basic questions for others to pick up fast.
"Test Product 71 was a failure, why?"
And once again, many people raised their hands.
"Edith, go!"
"Overseer Sophia, from what I know... wetsuits actually use a layer of water, along with other layers of material to trap body heat.
And this all works because of thermodynamics.
Our bodies like to be at a warm 37°C, which is typically warmer than the water.
So if two things have different temperatures, heat will typically get transferred from warm to cool things.
That said, because water has densely packed atoms and molecules, it will suck heat away from the body faster than if one were just surrounded by air... which can get dangerous.
That's where wetsuits come in.
Their designers to stop heat from escaping from our bodies while we are in the water.
So in a way, the wetsuits are like insulators, which keep the heat in at all times.
But in the volunteer's case, his wetsuit didn't do it's intended job at all.
Maybe the design phase was faulty, leading to water penetration in the suit.
Or maybe we didn't use the right materials.
Either way, the suit failed to do its primary objective!" Edith said while pushing her glasses in.
And everyone else nodded in agreement.
The suit was indeed a failure!