Journal - Crystal Research

[whohastimeforthat]

Sender: Azmuth
To: Everyone
Subject: Crystal Research

[Azmuth's handwriting is improving through necessity but it's obvious that he's not used to recording things by hand. The letters are a bit sloppy in places but at least it's legible.]

Recently a few appliances and other devices have appeared using crystal power sources. I'm aiming to study these crystals to see if it might be possible to adapt them for other uses, but I need to start by studying the devices they currently power to see how their energy is being harnessed. Then I can build some means of testing power output and so on. Given there's no spectrographs or other specialized equipment here, I'll be getting creative.

If anyone would be to willing to allow me to study the devices in your home, I'd be most appreciative. I promise not to attempt any modifications. I may have centuries of experience with technology but I'm not so foolish to start making changes without fully understanding what I'm looking at first. However, if you're willing to donate one of these devices to allow me to completely deconstruct it for further study, I'd be most appreciative.

I understand that likely something will be expected of me in return. I am willing to trade what I can.

Comments

Sender: Anya

[grandduchess_anya]

That is really amazing. I have never encountered an appliance that runs on crystals before. I actually found this inside my treehouse earlier this morning.

(She then imprints an image of an unusual fan that has lightbulbs instead of fan blades.)

Sorry for the delay.

[whohastimeforthat]

Very curious! I'm assuming it provides light in addition to cooling the air?

[grandduchess_anya]

Yes, I’m pretty certain that it can, considering that the lightbulbs can do double duty as a light source and a way to keep the air cool.

Pooka, my dog, got a little surprised by its presence when he first saw it.

[whohastimeforthat]

Probably more useful for moving warm air that cool unless the fan is moving fast enough. Honestly I've never seen such a device before.

[grandduchess_anya]

Neither do I. I don’t think that I have seen something like this in either my world or in the Realm of Stories before. Maybe I should turn it on now to see how it works.

Sorry for the delay. Work has been wearing me out.

[whohastimeforthat]

I'd recommend caution. And to ensure your little companion doesn't shove his nose into it.

Don’t worry, it’s all good

[grandduchess_anya]

Fair point, I’m going to keep an eye on my dog before he tries to sniff at it while I try to carefully get the device working properly.

[whohastimeforthat]

Please let me know what the result is. It's a rather unique --possibly useless -- design.

[grandduchess_anya]

Thank you. I will try to report back on what I have found on the device real soon. Hopefully it doesn’t fail on me too many times.