It was an interesting week at work; A lot went wrong, but a lot got done. I learned how to plumb high-pressure tanks, and we figured out how to deliver really high pressures for long periods of time by using several Nitrogen tanks as resrovoirs. Its a lot of draining work, cranking on plumbing for hours on end, but when it works, its worth it.
The highlight of the week was either when we managed to get 4 tests done in a single pumpdown, or when Ken took me out to lunch at In-n-Out. I found some more things on the secret-menu worth trying (try "double everything" and "extra pickles" and "add peppers"- tasty).
It seems that the facility was working better this week, letting us get more tests in, and get the absolute coolest high-speed video that Ive ever seen. When I watched the high-speed film back after we fired, it looked like a massive explosion welling up under the ground and bursting free way up into the air. I should post some videos on here or something. But, since the explosion is so violent, and flings so much debris into the air, my Boss is pretty concerned that the Rover that is being lowered down will be completely slammed in cover. Not the best news for the MSL... but still, it looks cool.
Im going to enjoy the Mile race on TV (go Willis!) and go running in Palo Alto. Time to Enjoy the weekend....
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