How Did it Get There?
Ok. My washing machine has been playing up for a few weeks, and this morning it gave up the ghost. I was a little bit annoyed that I was going to have to buy a new one, so before doing anything, I decided to play with it (I like pulling things apart).
So I pulled off the back, and started to look about. The pump seemed to be attempting to pump out the water. I checked the drain valve and that was draining out fine. So after a bit of indecision, I struggled with the pump and managed to pull it out. There in the inlet of the pump was wedged a 10c piece, pretty much blocking all water flow.
I was pretty happy to find that, then I started to wonder how long it must of taken it to traverse through the pipes and the drain valve in order to get wedged into the pump. You would have to think it must havee taken a while (and looking at it, it shows). Then i realised the better question was how in the hell did it ever get into the pipes in the first place? I mean, it's not like I own some kind of freakish washing machine where the holes in the tub are coin sized. No, they're the regular sized 2mm holes. A 10c piece does not fit through a 2mm hole. Can anyone explain how that works?
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