"Master, this is Mr. Matt Zenner, and this is his assistant Mr. Hiram Stevens-Mr. Maxim!" the butler introduced to Tangning, pointing to the two craftsmen he had found.
Hearing the name "Maxin", Tangning was stunned for a moment, because the "father of automatic weapons" in his memory was called Maxim, and his age seemed to match the young man in front of him. The only pity was that
It was such a genius inventor who was kicked out of the United States by Edison...
Seeing Tangning's expression, Zena, the older of the two, obviously misunderstood. He mistakenly thought that Tangning disliked Maxim for being too young, so he explained: "Actually, Stevens is my cousin, but
He is very smart, he has invented an automatic mousetrap before!"
"Automatic mousetrap? Mr. Maxim, how did you come up with the idea to invent this thing?" Tang Ning asked thoughtfully.
"Oh, because I previously opened a flour processing factory in Maine. As you know, sir, there are a lot of mice in this factory, so I made such an automatic mousetrap!" Maxim explained.
After hearing this, Tang Ning was absolutely sure that this was Maxim, the "Maxim heavy machine gun". In fact, if he was still in the United States, he would definitely not be researching weapons, because at that time, his main energy was researching automatic fire extinguishers and gas lighting.
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Although Tang Ning couldn't remember when Maxim came to New Orleans, it was always exciting to be able to come into contact with this weapons master. However, this kind of excitement could not be shared with others, so Tang Ning suppressed her emotions and said, "Actually, this is
This time I asked these two gentlemen to come here mainly to help me verify some ideas. Do you know about Bicycle?"
"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it before!" Zena replied honestly.
Tang Ning thought that this was normal, so she took the two of them to the garden and asked the housekeeper to push Heidi's bicycle over and introduced: "This is a bicycle. Its principle is like this..."
After the introduction, Tangning continued: "But it is too bulky and unstable, so I plan to improve it. First, the frame should be replaced with a diamond shape, which should make the structure more stable; second, the front and rear wheels should be consistent.
, which is beneficial to the balance when riding; the third is to use rubber wheels instead, and use rubber tubes as inner bladders to improve speed and comfort."
Listening to Tang Ning's explanation, Maxim's eyes were shining, because he felt that Mr. Tang Ning's ideas were of experimental value, but Zena on the side frowned and said, "Mr. Tang Ning, this rubber is very expensive.
..."
Before Zena could finish his words, Tangning interrupted: "You don't have to worry about this. I will be responsible for the money. As long as you can make a bicycle that satisfies me!"
"Okay, sir!" Zena replied with a shrug, but he complained in his heart that after all, manor owners like you have plenty of money, and you can spend it as much as you want.
Facts have proved that the father of automatic weapons is indeed very capable. With Tang Ning's supply of materials regardless of cost, within half a month, Maxim and Zena produced two bicycles that met Tang Ning's requirements.
In order to demonstrate the performance of the bicycle and show off, Tang Ning specially organized a cocktail party and invited all her friends over.
"Tony, is this your new bicycle?" Maxi asked in surprise when he saw the bicycle pushed by Maxim and Zena.
"This is not my invention, it can only be said to be an improvement!" Tangning corrected.
"Except that they all have two wheels and can be ridden while sitting, everything else is different!" Maxi muttered.
After briefly explaining to everyone the improvements he had made, Tang Ning asked everyone to disperse in the garden. He was going to perform a riding performance himself!
Tangning was seen holding the two handlebars, loosening the bicycle stand, then placing her left foot on the pedal, pushing forward with both hands and left foot, and lifting her right leg up...
But then there was just a "plop" sound, and Tangning fell to the ground unexpectedly by everyone and herself. Fortunately, she fell on the grass, so she was not injured, but her face was a little uncomfortable.
In fact, this was Tangning's own fault. He didn't try to ride the bicycle after it was finished. He always subconsciously felt that his skills were perfect. After all, riding a bicycle is a skill that you will never forget once you master it, but he forgot about this.
It’s just a new bike that has just been made, and all the details are imperfect. The most important thing is that the person who made this bike has never ridden a real bike at all...
However, Tang Ning was still very confident in her skills, so she smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I just made a mistake, let's do it again!"
This time, Tang Ning very carefully chose to sit astride the car seat first, then put her left foot on the ground and her right foot on the pedal. Then she took a deep breath, stepped down with her right foot, and at the same time
He put his left foot away and saw the bicycle swoosh forward.
This time, no problems occurred. Everyone watched Tangning riding her bicycle around and around in the garden, their eyes wide open. Even Garrison didn't even notice that he dropped his cane on the ground...
At this time, Tangning was enjoying the fun of riding a bicycle comfortably. She did not deliberately increase the strength of her feet to let others see the speed of the bicycle. Instead, she felt the cool breeze in the afternoon and experienced it carefully.
Bicycle shortcomings.
Although the bicycle was built according to his memory, after all, the details and materials were quite different, and it had obvious deficiencies in flexibility and portability.
After turning around for more than ten times, Tang Ning suddenly squeezed the handbrake, and the bicycle stopped in front of Maxi. Then Tangning nodded with satisfaction. The structure of the handbrake was relatively rough, and he thought that Maxim might
I didn't expect it to be good enough, but I didn't expect the effect to be so outstanding! He is indeed the father of automatic weapons!
"Tony, let me try!" Maxi grabbed the handlebar and said to Tangning.
Tangning hesitated for a moment, then said: "Paul, if you haven't practiced this kind of bicycle, it will be easy to fall. It's better to have someone to support you when you first learn. Of course, if someone like Funk is not afraid of falling, he can learn to do it."
An hour or two should be enough."
"Really? Then how come you can just ride it?" After listening to Tangning's words, Maxi asked a little unconvinced.
"Uh..." Tangning was startled when he heard this, and smiled bitterly in his heart. He couldn't explain that he had the corresponding memory in his previous life, right?
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