Adobe Stock-aleutie and Resevoir Dots, Rhett Allain
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Our Solution
A siphon won’t work down in this basement, so of
course you need to make a pump to remove the
water — but which water pump would be the best
in this case? In this situation we can build a shake
pump aka jiggle pump, with a one-way water
valve.Take the squeeze bulb off the turkey baster
and drop a marble down the tube so that it sits in
the narrow part.When water comes into the tube,
the marble will get pushed up and let the water
flow.However, if water tries to go the other way,
the marble will get stuck in the narrow part of the
turkey baster, trapping the water.
With the marble in the baster, you just need to
connect the hose and run it outside.When you
push the baster down into the water, it will force
water up.When you pull the baster up, the water
stays in there (because of the one-way valve).
Repeat to move the water up and out! Visit
youtu.be/RXdiHfsDyqo to watch how it works.
Most Plausible Solution
We are judging Chuck B.’s solution as the
most plausible since it is very similar to our
method and includes our turkey baster check
valve.Chuck’s idea includes a bit more detail,
with two check valves instead of one (using the
ketchup bottle too), and also with an improvised
hand pump.And yes, it involves plenty of paper
clips, plastic straws, and duct tape. Although
this setup might take some time, it would
look awesome! (Read all the full solutions at
makezine.com/go/teenage-wasteland.)
Most Creative Solution
Craig Robson’s idea is to make a Venturi pump
using the water faucets in the house along with
some hoses and parts of the ketchup bottle.
The Venturi effect says that when you force a
fluid through a restriction, the fluid’s speed will
increase — which also brings a decrease in
pressure.The Venturi pump uses flowing water
(from the faucet) going through a restriction (from
parts of the bottle) to create suction and pull the
water out of the basement.
Honorable Mention
Sometimes the best solution is no solution?
David Maynor suggests that instead of removing
the water, just come up with a plausible
excuse for the flood:“Poke a hole in the water
heater and work on your surprised face.”
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Tenage Wasteland!
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