THIS IS PHASE 2 OF Technical description

 

Saul Mendez

ENGL 20107

Technical description

 

              Can crusher is what the name is titled is a crusher that is meant for cans. Can crusher is something that can come in different sizes depending on where it’s getting crushed. The can crusher has a general appearance of it being in the shape of a fire alarm with a lever, an open gap for a regular size soda can, which is the main one that is very known and used by the human population. Can crushers can come within different styles, color, and different materials such as pneumatic, hydraulic, aluminum and wood. Prices can range when it comes to buying in person or online as it can go for around 18 bucks on a site such as amazon or it can go even higher as 60 bucks depending on brand and quality. There are however other models such as huge ones which are mainly used in places that are known to recycle/ have can be crushed to size it down in order to throw out or recycle, in which it goes from 7,000 to 10,000 dollars which is only used for places that do those types of things. And it is very effective. Some components being a lever, a base frame, piston, cylinder arrangement, chain sprocket mechanism and a bearing, which are all components are needed in order to create a can crusher and it is also very environmentally friendly and uses simple materials which does not harm as much of the environment for what is needed. The overall purpose for a can crusher being that is it used to reduce the overall size of a can in order one save space for which is good for when its gets thrown out which allows more storage to throw away cans into recycling center and also helps reduces transportation costs which is very beneficial for someone who drives and wants to take these cans they once have to recycling center. It is also used for recycling purposes in which recycling is really important for the environment and a way to combat climate change. There is history behind the can crusher as a man named Jesse M. Wright is the person who created the can crusher in the year 1937. He made it in that year but never made it published until the year 1938 on August 30. He made it with the purpose of it being to reduce the overall size of a soda can so that it’s able to save space for trash cans and the overall purpose of recycling. Back in that time it was very important and starting to be important to recycle stuff that was good for the environment. A soda can is something that is seen at every party or function or food place in which those cans get thrown out and not used anymore. The problem with that is they take too much space within the trash bins and therefore it can get overfilled to where it leaves a whole mess and requires walks to take every bag out. A can crusher is a useful tool that places can have as it will save space when it comes to bins and less work to keep picking up over and over again and so that it saves space within the cars and stuff of that sort. Back in 2021 my family would throw a party for a different celebration that was happening during that year, and something we would always have at every party, where we can drink drinks such as soda. At the end of each party there would be piles of cans. Now since it was a lot of cans it got to the point where the trash bins for recycling would be super filled up. So after two parties, I suggested getting something that could help us with the cans. When i suggested that i went ahead and looked for something that could help us for future party, something called can crusher had popped up and i was so curious what it actually meant and when i researched it more and saw a video demo on it, i was amazed by it by how it worked which was super cool at the time and i went onto amazon to find something of this tool. I found one on amazon for a very good price and bought it right away and when it arrived I told my mom and she wasn’t too happy with what i had spent my money on but i promised her it will be useful for the next party. Once the next party happened and all guest were gone, i stayed up using the tool and was having fun using this tool as it was so cool seeing how the can were getting crushed and after doing a bunch over 100 cans it managed to fit into the trash bin for recycling because of how reduce the cans got which is what the can crusher is meant for. I left a review on it and was glad to have this tool and overall had helped a lot for the many parties we had and saved trash bags which was amazing however the tool did break after a year and a half so it had to be thrown out but it was something that was very useful. A can crusher would go into the recycling industry. The recycling industry has a big name within the world. A can crusher is needed for that industry as it makes everything easy when it comes to recycling. Recycling is so important as it helps reduce a lot of carbon footprints and it gets turned into more other products with the recycled materials. The overall purpose of a can crusher is something that is very effective to our everyday life. I believe that everyone should get a can crusher as it’s very useful and is very helpful when it comes to parties. In fact parties would benefit so much from a can crusher as it will help save trash bags and fit all into trash bins so no one worries about the overflow. Can crusher is a very useful tool and was created to help reduce size and carbon footprint.

 

 

HOMEWORK WORKSHEET of early stages of PHASE 2, AS AN ADDITIONAL MEDIA ELEMENT