Friday, April 4th

The Friday meeting meeting before the first trial! The meeting was attended by only Cassie and Ashwin who had to scramble to put something together to test at the trial. We had the beginnings of a prototype, an empty juice bottle, with an outtake hose and a single entrance hose. The time at the meeting was spent putting together an outgoing hose to complete the prototype. that would mean (theoretically) that we would have a working device to test. We had an intake hose for water and air to flow through, a chamber with a hose at the top for the air and water to collect and eventually be pushed out. The outtake hose we added at the meeting would allow the water to flow continuously and circulate the system. It took quite a bit of maneuvering to get the hose attached in a water tight manner. A lost of twist ties and coat hangers were involved. The rest of the time was used planning future meetings, working on the blog, and getting everything for the trial the next day. Our hopes for the trial were not that high. We weren't expecting success on the first try but we figured it would help us decide whether or not our design could work.