An Inquisition of Erudition

Dear reader, I suppose that you have come across the term "research" but have you ever experienced conceiving one? Well, if you don not know or haven't cross upon the term research then I'll grudgingly give you its definition. Research is a diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/research). Hard to understand eh? Well, its your problem, not mine. Anyway, I'm gonna expose to you a research which was extensively scrutinized and analyzed by experts when it comes to this encumbrance.

This research was formulated by four teens who unconsciously came across the terms peanut, sand and hollow block. I'm one of those four, for your information. If you're asking why these terms have something to do with research, it is because the terms are the main components of the research entitled: "Peanut Pods Ashes as Substitute for Sand in Making Hollow-blocks". Having trouble analyzing the title? Then I'll give you the benefit of explaining to you what our research is all about. Our research is about substituting the peanut pod ashes with sand in making hollow blocks. I suppose that you understand what peanut pod ashes are? These are burnt residues of burned peanut pods. Peanut pod ashes are suppose to have the binding agent that are also found in sand, but the only difference is that peanut pod ashes are considered waste and are quite more cheap than buying sand. We all know that the world is advancing almost as rapid as a galloping horse and that is one of the reasons why using these peanut pod ashes crawled up to our minds. We presumed that using this isn't only gonna help the problem of waste management but also the strength of residential and commercial buildings. Isn't that quite an act for a Nobel peace prize category? After such brainstorming and discussions, we finally arrived at the point of making one. It was laborious, having to measure each factors equally but of course, researches has its imperfections and so is ours. Each of its the hollow blocks that we made had different ratios: 100% peanut pod ashes only, 75% peanut pod ashes and 25% sand, 50% peanut pod ashes and 50% sand, 25% peanut pod ashes and 75% sand and 100% sand only. Each of these hollow blocks are measured equally and its ratios are distributed equally also. After such a hard task, we let all our hollow blocks dry but unfortunately, the 100% peanut pod ashes only and the 75% peanut pod ashes and 25% sand collapsed, leaving with only three ratios. After the hollow blocks were seeped out of their wetness and were ultimately dried, we brought it to a testing center where we plan to weigh its compressive strength, or the strength of the hollow block to be compressed until it breaks. After we got the results, it was found out that the 25% peanut pod ashes and 75% sand had the greatest compressive strength, meaning, putting a small amount of the peanut pod ashes unto the hollow block could improve its strength but of course, the results were still questionable due to the number of samples available for each. In our case, we only had one for each.

Researches are needed by everyone. A lot of researches are conducted here and there and one sample for it, are the stem cells. Researches are needed for the betterment of everyone's lives. A lot of people are needing advancements yet these researches for advancement can't be made possible without the help of ourselves. In the end, we, ourselves, are the ones who are helping our own selves. So, we must be proud that among all the creations, we are given the ability to think rationally and critically. Until then, Monsieur Aronnax.