Chapter 549: Inducing Gravity
Vegapunk felt extremely frustrated when he found out that Vic's discovery could not be confirmed now, and he regretted even more that he did not eat a natural devil fruit.
But there are gains and losses. If he hadn't eaten the Brain-Brain Fruit, his knowledge and genius ideas would not have been enhanced to an epic level. Whether he could become an external scientist for the World Government now is another matter.
But he also admired Vic even more. He felt that if Vic pursued the path of scientific research, he would definitely become a great scientist.
"Actually, I'm not saying this to show off that I discovered the secret of the world. I haven't finished what I just said. Do you see these particles I placed?
This is how they interact and entangle with each other in the microscopic world, but in fact the distance between these particles is very large. If we can compress the distance between particles so that more particles can be stacked in the same size of space, the weight of matter will become very large.
Just like the heavy water in this bottle, they are made up of more basic units that make up water squeezed and stacked together. Of course, this can only be achieved under specific conditions.
If I open the bottles, they will turn into ordinary water and expand, increasing in size and returning to their original weight.
Doctor, your task is to use special catalysts and reaction conditions to make the distance between these elementary particles larger or smaller under control. I know this is difficult, but isn't the task of scientists to make the impossible possible? "
Vic took out some metal balls of different sizes and used his ability to control them in the air, forming small groups, and the small groups formed larger groups, which well demonstrated the spatial relationship between particles in the microscopic world.
In fact, Vic already had the idea of making a gravity device, but he didn't want to waste his time in cultivation to make it. It might take a lot of time and experiments to make it. With Vegapunk, a ready-made top scientist, why would he do it himself? Wouldn't it be better to use this time to cultivate?
"But you said so much? What does it have to do with the gravity device? Isn't that why you came to me?"
Vegapunk has indeed benefited a lot from what he has seen today, but he always feels that Vic has gone off topic. Didn't he talk about gravity equipment at the beginning? Why is he discussing the composition of the world now?
"You should know Dr. Yuejian from the West Sea, right? He told me that there are many huge celestial bodies in the universe, some of which are over 100 degrees Celsius during the day and minus 100 degrees Celsius at night.
Some have gravity that is only one-tenth of our planet, some have gravity that is tens or hundreds of times that of our planet, and there are even stars with gravity that is tens of thousands of times that of our planet, and their volumes are about the same as the planet we live on. Why do you think this is the case?"
Of course, what Vic said before was all preparation. What he is talking about now is the key to making the gravity device. It is useless to say more if Vegapunk does not know the law of gravity. The principles and ideas must be told to Vegapunk. As for the catalytic substances and experiments needed in the middle, he has to do it himself.
"Of course I know Dr. Yue Jian. He is an old senior. I didn't expect that you also knew him. What I didn't expect was that his eyes have been focused on the universe. It's really admirable!
Do you mean that the distance between particles in objects of the same volume can produce different gravitational forces? Did you come to this conclusion or did Dr. Yuejian tell you?"
Vegapunk was moved again. He didn't expect that he could know several natural laws in just one day, which might not be discovered even in decades. If this was also discovered by Vic, then this young man's talent in scientific research was too terrifying!
However, Vegapunk was smart. He had vaguely understood the vague concept of gravity from Vic's statement. The heavier the matter, the greater the gravity it would produce, and gravity can be expressed in another way as attraction. With the basic principles as support, the research on gravity equipment became clear.
"I didn't think of such a profound law when I heard Dr. Yuejian talk about interesting things in the universe. The real conclusion was realized on Titan Island.
Titan Island is an island with gradually changing gravity. The composition of the elementary particles on the island's ground varies greatly. The same volume of soil in different areas produces different gravity.
There I could clearly feel the change in gravity, and combined with the research on microscopic particles, I realized that all objects with mass can generate gravity.
But gravity is only a vertical force, which is not accurate. I call that force gravitational force, the force that attracts surrounding objects.
However, this force can only be clearly manifested when a huge mass is required, so ordinary objects cannot be seen to be attracted at all.
If you use better equipment to test this small bottle of heavy water, you should be able to prove the existence of gravity. Wouldn't it be easier to make gravity equipment based on this principle?"
Vic is actually just finding a reasonable explanation for his theory from his previous life. It is not easy to blame this on Dr. Tsukimi. Maybe the two know each other, and Vegapunk will seek in-depth discussion with Dr. Tsukimi.
Of course, the experiment on Titan Island was also fake. He had never dug the soil on it. At that time, he was so excited to find a good place to practice that he just walked around for a while and left. The place was just an excuse.
“It turns out that it’s not enough to just study and do research all the time. You also need to go out and see the world. I didn’t expect that such profound truths are hidden in what you see and hear. Having a good brain is not absolute. Many things still require opportunities!
Vic! You are great and taught me a lesson. Don't worry, as long as what you said is true, I will definitely be able to make a better gravity device!"
Vegapunk was taught a lesson by Vic's nonsense, but although Vic made up excuses, many of these truths that exist in nature are discovered in daily life.
Because these truths are manifestations of certain phenomena that constitute the laws of change in the world, but Vic imagined that the land on Titan Island conformed to the kind of manifestation he described.
Vic was surprised that old Beg had even concluded that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. However, no matter what Vegapunk thought in his heart, he had already output everything he wanted to instill in Vegapunk, and then he just practiced while waiting for the finished product to be produced.
"Where did you find the heavy water? Is there anything special around it?"
Ordinary water cannot become heavy water for no reason. There must be some conditions or special substances that cause such a change. This is very helpful for studying gravity equipment, so Vegapunk asked about this.
"It's on a very ordinary island in the South China Sea. There's nothing special about it. There's a small open-air lake in the center of the island, which is full of heavy water. I'm also very surprised that the heavy water will expand and turn into ordinary water as long as it leaves the lake."
“Is there just a small lake on the island? Are there animals and trees? What about the soil? I need detailed samples!
I suspect there is a substance on the island that can act as a special catalyst, causing a huge change in the distance between the elementary particles you mentioned. If we can find that substance, it will definitely shorten the time it takes to study gravity equipment!"
"It's really strange that there are no animals or insects on the island. Maybe there's no water to drink.
But there is a forest on the island. All the trees are the same kind, but the texture is unusual and the hardness is really great. I paid attention to it at the time.
As for the soil, it has long been pressed by heavy water into a solid mass as hard as iron. If you want these samples, I can go and get them for you."
"It's most likely because of those trees, but the soil can't be let go either. How long does it take you to go there? If it takes too long, I won't wait and will start with other aspects directly."
"My speed is still very fast. Although not as fast as Borsalino, the speed of Raiden should not be underestimated. Please wait for me. You can sort out your ideas for research and development before I come back. I will be back soon."