About the Book
An Explosion Are you all ready, Tom? All ready, Mr. Sharp, replied a young man, who was stationed near some complicated apparatus, while the questioner, a dark man, with a nervous manner, leaned over a large tank. Im going to turn on the gas now, went on the man. Look out for yourself. Im not sure what may happen. Neither am I, but Im ready for it. If it does explode it cant do much damage. Oh, I hope it doesnt explode. Weve had so much trouble with the airship, I trust nothing goes wrong now. Well, turn, on the gas, Mr. Sharp, advised Tom Swift. Ill watch the pressure gauge, and, if it goes too high, Ill warn you, and you can shut it off. The man nodded, and, with a small wrench in his hand, went to one end of the tank. The youth, looking anxiously at him, turned his gaze now and then toward a gauge, somewhat like those on steam boilers, which gauge was attached to an aluminum, cigar-shaped affair, about five feet long. Presently there was a hissing sound in the small frame building where the two were conducting an experiment which meant much to them. The hissing grew louder. Be ready to jump, advised Mr. Sharp. I will, answered the lad. But the pressure is going up very slowly. Maybe youd better turn on more gas. I will. Here she goes! Look out now. You cant tell what is going to happen. With a sudden hiss, as the powerful gas, under pressure, passed from the tank, through the pipes, and into the aluminum container, the hand on the gauge swept past figure after figure on the dial. Shut it off! cried Tom quickly. Its coming too fast! Shut her off! The man sprang to obey the command, and, with nervous fingers, sought to fit the wrench over the nipple of the controlling valve. Then his face seemed to turn white with fear. I cant move it! Mr. Sharp yelled. Its jammed! I cant shut off the gas! Run! Look out! Shell explode! Tom Swift, the young inventor, whose acquaintance some of you have previously made, gave one look at the gauge, and seeing that the pressure was steadily mounting, endeavored to reach, and open, a stop-cock, that he might relieve the strain. One trial showed him that the valve there had jammed too, and catching up a roll of blue prints the lad made a dash for the door of the shop. He was not a second behind his companion, and hardly had they passed out of the structure before there was a loud explosion which shook the building, and shattered all the windows in it. Pieces of wood, bits of metal, and a cloud of sawdust and shavings flew out of the door after the man and the youth, and this was followed by a cloud of yellowish smoke. Are you hurt, Tom? cried Mr. Sharp, as he swung around to look back at the place where the hazardous experiment had been conducted. Not a bit! How about you? Im all right. But it was touch and go! Good thing you had the gauge on or wed never have known when to run. Well, weve made another failure of it, and the man spoke somewhat bitterly. Never mind, Mr. Sharp, went on Tom Swift.... About the Author
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Product Details
- ISBN-13: 9781548088569
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
- Returnable: N
- Width: 60 mm
- ISBN-10: 1548088560
- Publisher Date: 19 Jun 2017
- Height: 0 mm
- No of Pages: 242
- Weight: 425.1 gr
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