Recently I read articles on "Zen", how people give advice on cleaning water from rugs without spilling a single drop on the upholstery of the car, toilet paper and snowball, sorry for the tautology. So, something I don't believe in the high performance of these methods, so I double-checked it. I measured the rate of water absorption, in three ways, with a stopwatch. I even made a video, it will be at the end of the article.
The first one went! Toilet paper
For the experiment, I had to buy a roll of toilet paper for nine rubles 90 kopecks. You should appreciate it, I don’t regret a ruble, for the sake of "science", like the article for my exorbitant expenses. Gee.
Getting started, pour 100 ml onto the rug. water from a syringe. I catch the stopwatch and put the roll in a "puddle". In the first 10 seconds, nothing happened, and in the next 10 seconds, intensive absorption of the "slurry" began. Full absorption time reached 20 seconds. Scroll through the photos in the gallery.
Pros and cons of this method:
- Costs money.
- Not always at hand.
- It is not possible to use after absorption for its intended purpose.
- Can be dried and reused to absorb water.
The second one went! Snow
On the street minus 10. I decided to make a snowball out of "dry" snow with my bare hands. Oh, my hands almost fell off from the cold. But I did it. The process is the same, we mark the time and see how 10 ml is absorbed. liquid from the mat. The process was repeated. As with toilet paper. Due to the capillary effect, the liquid was successfully removed in 20 seconds.
Cons and pros of this method:
- Is free.
- Always underfoot (almost).
- After use, you can throw at anything.
- Cannot be dried and reused.
"Relakma"
The sponsor of this issue is Snezhnaya Zima LLC. You can order snow from them to remove water from the rugs. Hurry up to place an order, winter is already over, and you may not have seen snow. To do this, you need to go to the window and say the words:
Such snowfall, such snowfall
They have not remembered these places for a long time.
And the snow did not know and fell,
And the snow did not know and fell
The land was beautiful, beautiful and clean.
And in a couple of days the order will be delivered. (Joke)
The third went! Syringe
I have been using this method myself for a long time. I carry a syringe with me in the side pocket of the car door and use it when necessary. In 15 seconds, water is easily and naturally removed from the mat.
The advantages of this method:
- Inexpensive syringe.
- Always in the door compartment.
- Multiple use.
- A universal item (can be used for other purposes).
Watch the video:
Outcome:
As we can see, all methods are worthy and cope with the responsibilities assigned to them. But I think that transporting a syringe is not so difficult and much more convenient to use it than snow or toilet paper.
Have you decided how you will remove water from the rugs? Don't forget to like it if the information was useful to you.