That's kitty litter soaked with red transmission fluid. By the time I took a quick picture we'd sucked up most of the huge, 2" deep puddle beneath the hydraulics cabinet. Of course the oil geyser created by the burst 2,650 psi line (@ 4 GPM) splattered it well outside the metal pan. That's the glamorous life of an engineer, folks: 10:30 Friday night and I'm scooping up greasy kitty litter.
But today, multiple hacks and tube replacements later, we finally got the system pressured up and running again. Before I left the lab I saw both intensifiers stroke for the first time! I imagine it was kinda like seeing your kid start walking. So proud!
Serious Lab Quotes from the past four weeks:
"Good thing the water cooler's attached to the wall. If a baby was rolling around on the floor during an earthquake, it could die."- P. Hagin
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"I always cover my crotch when I turn on the pump, just in case."- P. Hagin
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Me: (as the hacksaw literally falls apart in my hands) "What the hell??"
P. Hagin: "That was absolutely the right response to that situation."
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"Did you get my email? P. Hagin and I have an ongoing argument about American vs. Japanese emoti-cons. I say they all look silly rotated 90 degrees."- H. Sone
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"Look, H. Sone! Look how dirty this extension chord is!! Wow.. I'm going to rub it all over the side of this clean cabinet!" - P. Hagin
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