Chapter 31 Design
Let's do the math, just 1.06 million tons of uranium resource reserves, plus associated molybdenum ore, copper ore and so on...... These are not pure things, mixed with all kinds of stones, there are at least two or three hundred million tons of ore to be mined!
And that's just one resource point, there are other iron ore, copper ore, aluminum ore, and titanium ore...... All the miscellaneous things add up, at least two or three billion tons of stones to be dug!
Well, it looks like a lot of them, but, but...... It's just a small head, and the real thing is - ice cubes!
Geologists have found four large glacial lakes near the North Pole, conservatively estimated at 3,000 cubic kilometers of ice or water, which translates into mass, that is, 300 billion tons!
There are 300 billion tons of ice to dig up!
If it is liquid water, of course, it is easy to solve, just use a pumping machine, and it is a big deal to use a few more. But the ice is much more troublesome, with only a small amount of water at the bottom of the four large glacial lakes, most of which are ice.
What the is this...... It's really going to kill William. 300 billion tons of ice, 300 billion tons of ice! Why did he boast about Haikou with a hot brain?
Hearing William's brother's complaints, even Ivanovic kept his mouth shut, no matter what, his situation was much better than William's.
“…… Mr. William, what about your courage, what about your faith? What are you afraid of? It was Professor Ding Yidong who spoke, and he criticized unceremoniously: "I didn't let you use a shovel!" We have to rely on wisdom and industrialization! ”
Professor Ding Yidong is like this, criticizing everyone, which is a bit similar to virologist Dennis. However, Dennis is harsh, Ding Yidong is wild, and to put it bluntly, he has a big mouth, and the two have different personalities.
"To accomplish these tasks, it must be mechanized and automated on a large scale! We have to completely change our thinking......"
Ding Yidong opened his voice loudly, "There is a saying that how bold people are, how productive the land is!" You know what I mean! ”
William was silent, he knew what Ding Yidong wanted to express.
"Yes...... Dr. Felix nodded, agreeing with the old rival's opinion, "All machinery must develop in the direction of intelligence, unmanned, and heavy. Otherwise, we are not enough for such a small number of people. ”
"We can no longer limit our thinking to the past, and we no longer need to think about funding, environmental pollution, sustainable development and so on. We must let go of our imagination and unleash all our wisdom into production! ”
Hearing this, all the scientists nodded, and even William's face improved slightly.
Everyone began to discuss and start to let their imagination run wild.
Scientists are so crazy that they are much better than ordinary people. Their madness is logical, yet incredible. Immediately, wild and bold ideas were proposed......
In order to mine, the first thing to solve is the transportation problem, and the mined ore must be returned to the Noah. The train carrying the moon carries up to 20,000 tons of cargo in one trip, which is really rubbish, really too little.
Therefore, it was argued that it would be better to improve the engines and increase the volume of the train tenfold, so that it could carry 200,000 tons of cargo in one trip...... The volume can be expanded by ten times, and the length, width, and height can be expanded by 2.1 times.
"No, 200,000 tons is still too little!" Some people immediately objected, "Compared with the order of magnitude of 100 billion tons, it is not used at all." ”
"So...... It's better to add a nuclear-powered engine, make its power as big as an aircraft carrier, how about an aircraft carrier-class train, and then increase the length and width, increase its volume, and the carrying capacity can even reach the million-ton level......"
I don't know who is talking nonsense there.
It's just nonsense, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all followed the plan. If there really is such a nuclear-powered train, it can transport one million to two million tons of supplies in one run, which is amazing!
Everyone was dumbfounded, one million tons a trip, this train, cow!
If you want to do it, you must do it!
"No, no, no! No! Ivanovich's face was crooked, if he really wanted to design this kind of nuclear-powered train, he would have to build his industrial factory, so wouldn't his task be heavy?
He hurriedly shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, such a train is too heavy, there is no railway, and there are no tires to bear this weight, it is impossible!" ”
"How could it be?" William suddenly roared: "Don't forget, the gravity of Mars is only one-third of that of Earth, and we can handle this kind of train!" As for the pressure of the tyres, there are so many ways to do it, and we can ...... it."
Immediately afterwards, more and more scientists supported William that gravity was only a minor problem and there must be a way to solve it.
"There is also the issue that the output power of the nuclear power unit should be redesigned. After all, the train is not an aircraft carrier, and the two are still a little different......" someone worried.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the miniaturization of nuclear power units has been solved by our Wolf Design Bureau. No problem at all in this regard! Professor Ding Yidong suddenly said lightly. In fact, on the way to Mars, they wild wolves have been working on this thing, and now it is in use.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, he actually wanted to laugh wildly, but he held back, and then pretended to be such an understatement.
The most critical part has already been addressed?
Everyone cooperated and was shocked for a while.
"Then leave the specific design of the super train to us!" Ding Yidong was very satisfied, his voice still unconsciously widened, and he opened his mouth directly. Their Wild Wolf Design Bureau has recruited some new people, the population has increased, and the research ability has become stronger.
Hearing this, William breathed a sigh of relief, he still knew the fame and strength of the wild wolf.
But Ivanovich suffered, he had no way to refute it at all, he could only sigh hatefully, in fact, his own heart was very excited, and he also wanted to build this kind of nuclear-powered train......
Well, don't worry about the transportation problem for the time being, the second thing to solve is the excavation problem, the excavator on the moon still has to be manually controlled by humans, it is really too troublesome, and it must be replaced.
Now, it is necessary to build an unmanned excavator with a larger output per day.
Now that nuclear-powered trains are out, nuclear-powered excavators ...... No problem, right? This is a common idea among scientists.
However, this kind of automated excavator is a little more technically difficult than the train, not only has sufficient power, but also has to be equipped with a certain amount of artificial intelligence.
"Unmanned, self-excavating...... Smart programs in this regard, I don't think there are problems, can be implemented. Ms. Sullivan of the Superintelligence Lab said.
"In this case, the specific design work of the super excavator will be left to us." Felix nodded. The Wild Wolf Design Bureau has taken over the "Super Train" project, and their research institute can't be weak.
"Thank you, thank you!"
William exhaled, but Ivanovich got more and more headaches, these things, one by one, are surprisingly large, and the amount of work is not covered......
But the blood in his bones is flowing at an accelerated pace, and only by building such a behemoth can his blood surge. I believe that the boys under my hands will also be very excited!