Introduction
As Terra Sea Merge takes place mainly in the
city of Oceania, there were few new inventions for this novel as most of the
ones pertaining to the city have already been highlighted in the Oceania:
The Underwater City and Allie’s Return novels. The one invention
created specifically for this novel was briefly mentioned in chapter thirteen.
“She
pointed to a machine called WQAD, short for Water Quality Analysis Device. It
was like a spectrometer, except that it was more detailed in analyzing the chemical
components of water down to the specific makeups of each particle.”
-Allie,
Terra Sea Merge
Water Quality Analysis Device (WQAD)
Being surrounded by water, much of the science
conducted in Oceania relates to water. Having a device that can analyze the chemical
composition of the water and identify any impurities or the chemical makeup of
any contaminants is essential. Enter the Water Quality Analysis Device (WQAD).
The WQAD is used by marine scientists, chemical scientists, and even marine microbiologists.
The use of it is so widespread that you’ll find it in any middle school or high
school in Oceania located beside the typical microscopes. As an essential piece
of technology, every laboratory in Oceania has a WQAD.
The WQAD works by placing a water sample as small as
5ml (0.17 ounces) into a container and placing it inside the WQAD. The WQAD
will then analyze everything present in the sample down to each atom. A digital
readout displays the chemical composition of the sample, including the most
present element in the sample. The WQAD can be programmed to further analyze
the sample, including suggesting the probable source of an unknown sample. Versatile,
it can also be programmed to analyze any aqueous or liquid solution beyond
water.
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