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Applications on the the HYDRA water system and how it can be used in real disaster situation

HYDRA is the final solution of a fast, clean and compact RWF. It can be easily sealed at the top and consist of a water filter.

On doing this project, it makes me realize how a simple motivation can change and benefit lots of human lives. Recently, geologist claimed that there would be more large scale earthquake and earth crust activities in the upcoming years. My research topic is on earthquake and this project engages my university work to real life. Also, by knowing the fact that there will be more upcoming earthquake, I’m motivated to get my product better and better and aim for actually manufactured. I want to help and save humans who trapped in earthquake. It’s this bit of passion that lit up my heart and persuade further and further into this project.

Upon doing on this project, my biggest benefits are in the research phrase and the refine of the design. During the research phrase, I watched lots of video, visited a lot of website and other external sources. My mind hasn’t been broadened and my heart has been warmed. While watching the interviews with one of the victim’s and his relatives, Jian Zhan, my tears fell down. He was trapped under ruins after the earthquake for three days. He was determined to survive, he hold on to the last moment until the rescuers got him out and he passed away. The whole rescue team was devastated, viewer who saw the news were heart brokered, and his relatives were emotional broken down. It’s this piece of information that motivated me in this project. If, just if someone has already decided better jacks or better rescue tools, would he survive and be alive? I don’t really know the answer but, I promise myself I have to change the world. I don’t want to see the same trauma happen to human twice. This research doesn’t only help me in studio but other aspect of lives as well. If Jian was determent to survive in that situation, I, as a healthy urban young adult, I should be able to overcome challengers in front of me.

My second insight in this project is the research phrase. This project taught me there is always better alternative out there. It’s always a improvement area comparing to your original design. The folding water sealing idea doesn’t come up until late, very very late. However, it was the motivation that I got at the research phrase encourages me to change my design. This may not be the best result, however, I did push my guts to the furthest and I’m happy with the change at the end. It was a much quicker solution. Again, I guess once you have the motivation, you have that flame, that fire inside you; you aren’t really going to be scared off at any challenges. For that, I’ll take this flame and carry on into my next project and the next one and until I can make this world better with all the energy I have.