So a while ago, we realized that Kimchi is getting fat. AJung performed the fat test (see if his can fit all his legs into the shell) and Kimchi failed spectacularly.
The instructions on the turtle food container suggested “Feed as much as the turtle can consume for 15minutes.” Well Kimchi can probably finish the entire container in 15minutes. When he is not eating he hugs the water heater and dozes off.
Being very clever engineers and a little bored from studying we designed a ‘motivational’ exercise machine for Kimchi.
The problem is that Kimchi also likes to jump off tables so we ended up doing more exercise to prevent him from committing suicide.
Once we put him back in the water he quickly figured out how to get his food. Back to the drawing board again!
It was the Thanksgiving long weekend and instead of doing work we went hiking in Bon Echo Provincial Park near Kingston, ON. The weather was perfect, hovering around 20degC with clear skies.
The leaves are just changing colors and it was very peaceful to be in the midst of the forest.
After finishing the 18km trail we were satisfied so we drove to the other end of the park and managed to borrow a couple of canoes to enjoy the sunset from the water.
I will be needing these memories to get me through the winter!
Back to studying!
For the next 7 months, I will be working with Ryan Gariepy, Ryan Jolivet, and Ludwik Sobiesiak on converting the 6×6 Argo ATV into an GPS navigation vehicle. We decided to take the Argo out for some ‘test’ to better understand its performance.
We had to jump through a lot of hoops, to borrow the department van, trailer, trailer hitch in order to bring the Argo out to the testing area.
I had never driven a big van, not to mention a big van with a trailer. They were screaming from the back “Argo is still here…”, “Slow down!”, “Wide-turn!”, “Train tracks!”
To make it even more challenging we had to get gas and put some air in the tires. I pretty much blocked off the entire pavement with the trailer.
The Argo can go at 19km/h in low gear and 45km/h at high gear!
Ryan the cowboy testing the minimum turning radius (donuts).
Gathering data. Sorry about the field.
Hitting a big bump at high speed, our bodies are the only suspension in the vehicle…
