“DR. MAYHEM’S SCIENCE CLASS OF DEFINITELY-REAL-DANGER.”
The bell rang.
Students marched
into the science lab, still unsure whether Dr. Maxwell Mayhem was a brilliant
educator… or someone who legally shouldn’t be near explosives.
Ray, Ethan, Amy,
and Lucy took their seats. The room smelled like burnt sugar, ozone, and
watermelon.
The scientist burst
through the door like a human firework.
“GOOD MORNING,
YOUNG PHYSICISTS! Today we explore pressure differential, force
distribution, and structural integrity using—”
He whipped a cloth
off a table.
“—WATERMELONS.”
Ethan whispered to
Ray, “Does he only teach with melons?”
Dr. Mayhem pointed at him.
“Yes. Yes, I do.”
Lesson 1: Pressure Differential (LLoC: REAL SCIENCE)
Dr. Mayhem held up a sealed metal cylinder.
“When air pressure inside an object is very different
from the pressure outside, the object fails. BOOM.”
He tapped the cylinder.
“This tank? 30 liters of volume. Outside pressure? 101,325
pascals. Inside? About to be MUCH higher.”
He pressed a button.
A compressor roared.
Amy raised her hand. “Um… how high is safe?”
“Great question!” he beamed.
“Depends on material strength, wall thickness, and the tensile yield of the
metal. THIS one can handle around 10 atmospheres. Probably.”
“Probably?” Lucy repeated.
Ray grabbed Ethan’s sleeve. “We’re gonna die.”
Suddenly—
POP!
The tank didn’t explode. A small side valve burst
open instead, releasing high-pressure air like a squealing balloon.
“That,” Dr. Mayhem smiled, “is why we have pressure
relief valves. Safety! Mostly.”
LLoC Quotes
“Does he only teach with melons?”...“Yes. Yes, I do.”
“THIS one can handle around 10 atmospheres. Probably.”...“Probably?” ...“We’re gonna die.”
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