Chapter 7 7. Super fiber
"Nearly paralyzed me," Razasinghe said reproachfully as he poured his coffee. "Even I knew that anti-gravity was impossible. How did you do it?" Woolen cloth?
"Forgive me," Morgan replied with a smile, "I didn't expect anyone to be watching my actions... What interested me was why the stone bench was placed against the edge of the cliff, so I decided to figure it out .”
"Actually, there is no great secret. At some point in the past, a wooden scaffolding was suspended above the abyss. There is a staircase connecting the peak to the mural. There are still grooves carved out on the mural."
"Yes," said Morgan regretfully, "that means it has been surveyed."
"That happened two hundred and fifty years ago," Razasinhe remembered, "The archaeologist Letbriz also went down the cliff like Dr. Morgan, but the situation is not exactly the same... "
Morgan pulled out the little metal box that had allowed him to pull off the astonishment.There are buttons and a control panel with indicator lights; from the outside, it might well be mistaken for a pocket-sized radiotelephone.
"That's it," Morgan said proudly, "Now that you've seen it, you can have a general impression of its function."
"My binoculars don't seem to work. But I can swear you're not pulling anything," Sinha replied.
"Yes, obviously, such a scene makes a strong impression. I usually amuse people with this gag. . . . Well! Now stick a finger in the ring, please. "
Razasinghe hesitated.Morgan was holding a small metal ring—about twice the size of an engagement ring in all—and it seemed electrified.
"Will I get an electric shock?" Razasinha asked worriedly.
"No, but it might surprise you. Pull it to yourself!"
Razasinghe carefully grasped the ring... It was a good move, and it almost didn't make him stumble.The ring seemed to be alive, and it rushed toward Morgan, more precisely, toward the box in Morgan's hand.Something inside the box was making a low buzzing sound, and some mysterious force pulled Raza Singh's fingers straight forward. "Magnetism?" he asked himself. "No, magnets don't do that. It's something else. Pulling a rope to tug of war?" Well, that's exactly what they're doing now, except the rope is invisible.
No matter how wide Razasingh opened his eyes, he still couldn't see any thin wires or wires connecting the ring to Morgan's locket.He reached out with his other hand, intending to feel the seemingly empty space, but the engineer pushed him away.
"I'm sorry," said Morgan, "that's what everybody's going to do. You're going to get cut pretty badly."
"So you do have an invisible wire there. That's nice...but what's it for--just a gimmick when you draw the lottery?"
Morgan grinned and said proudly:
"A lot of people react like that. But you can't see the thread because it's so thin, no more than a few microns. It's thinner than the thinnest spider silk."
"It's unbelievable!"
"This is the result of the development of solid-state physics for two hundred years - pseudomonodiamond single crystal. To be precise, it is not absolutely pure carbon, but contains quantitatively formulated trace additives of certain elements. This kind of thread can only be found in Large-scale production is only possible in complexes in the scenting orbit, because there is no gravity to interfere with crystal growth."
"It's scary enough," Razasinha murmured.He tugged on the ring a few times and continued: "Your thread can be used in various ways. For example, you can use it to cut cheese..."
Morgan couldn't help laughing.
"Using it can fell a very thick tree within two minutes! However, it is not so simple to use...it is even quite dangerous. We have to design a special miniature winch to retract it... ...we call this winch a "tape measure". This battery-operated "tape measure" is intended for show use, and it can lift 200 kilograms with ease."
Razasinghe reluctantly withdrew his finger from the ring.The ring fell to the ground, then rocked back and forth as if it had no restraint.Morgan flipped a button on the case, and the Tape made a slight buzz to wind up the thin wire.
"Dr. Morgan, have you come all this way just to astound me with this marvelous scientific achievement? . . . I am, to be sure. I should like to know, if I may, what all this has to do with me. what relationship?"
"Very much, Mr. Mediator," replied the engineer. "You are absolutely right in saying that this material can be used in many different ways. One of its uses is to make your peaceful 'island 'Become the center of the world. No, it should be the center of the entire solar system. Because of this thin line of high strength, Taborobani will become the first rung on the road to the planets of the solar system. In the future At some point, it's likely that it will be the starting point for the journey to the stars."
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