In 3113 BC, the Mayans made a sensational prediction: "At 3:14:35 pm on December 21, 2012, a major disaster will occur on the earth. After this night comes, there will probably be no dawn."

In 3113 BC, Mayan made a prediction that caused a sensation in the world after several calculations:

"At 3:14:35 pm on December 21, 2012, a major disaster will occur on the earth. After this night comes, there is likely no dawn."

In a blink of an eye, people who are about to enter 2012 realize: "Is the end of the world really coming?"

Although most people think this is nonsense, panic and anxiety still spread.

Some people started to stock up on a lot of supplies, some people started traveling around the world, and Yiwu A boss’s approach seems a bit hardcore. As soon as he made a move, he spent 1.5 million yuan to build a protective device that could resist the "apocalypse".

1.5 million to build "Ark"

Yang Zongfu is a big boss in Yiwu who gets rich by various "weird" inventions. He has long heard of the rumors of the doomsday.

"It's easy to deal with. When Noah was hiding from the flood, he set up a huge ark to hide, and all such a big disaster was avoided. I also learned to create one to keep my family of three safe."

Yang Zongfu was not kidding. He has liked to make some inventions alone since he was a child, and this major project has made him seriously learn structural knowledge on Baidu . During the exploration of

, Yang Zongfu also consulted many experts. In the end, he set his Noah's Ark as: a large orange ball with a diameter of four meters.

According to Yang Zongfu's vision, the outermost layer of the sphere is the shock absorbing layer space, where 300 high-strength shock absorbing springs and 75 anti-collision airbags will be densely packed, which can withstand 350 tons of impact force.

In the second and third layers of spaces, the device can withstand high temperature asbestos at 1700°C and high-purity silver fiber that acts as a function of isolating radiation.

In addition, the loaded motor and propeller can make it flexibly navigate in water.

This is true. No matter what kind of disaster weather encounter, you can be safe and sound when hiding in the sphere.

The huge space left in the center of the ball can also accommodate the material reserves for the family of three to survive safely for 10 months. In order to improve the quality of life during disaster avoidance, the cabin is also equipped with living facilities such as safety seats, observation system, ventilation system and bathroom.

January 2012, the first draft was completed.

html In February, in order to find the most suitable materials, Yang Zongfu drove more than 10,000 kilometers across the country.

At the beginning, Yang Zongfu invested 1 million yuan in one hand, but as he built it, he found that the money was not enough.

"To weld a circular sphere, the technical content is high, the daily labor costs are very expensive, and the rare materials are extremely expensive, which is too expensive. But in order to resist disasters, high investment is inevitable."

So, Yang Zongfu subsidized another 500,000 yuan from the company's account.

Until May, Yang Zongfu's timely rain came. Alibaba platform noticed that someone in the online merchant team was making "Noah's Ark" and personally contacting suppliers for Yang Zongfu, which completely solved the material problem.

In August 2012, after nearly half a year of struggle, Yang Zongfu's "Noah's Ark" was finally completed!

50 meters hillside rolled down

August 6, 2012 at 9:30 am, a valley in Houzhaidu Village, Yiwu City was very lively. In addition to the onlookers, there were also several buses and a fire rescue vehicle waiting here early.

In the public eye, the crane on site used three ropes to lift an orange ball with a diameter of 4 meters. There were 6 big words written on the ball: " China Noah's Ark ".

"Wow, such a big guy!" The crowd who came from inexplicably exclaimed.

On-site staff introduced with great enthusiasm: "This ball is amazing. You can roll around at will or float on the water. After modification, it can also be designed into an aircraft or a navigator. You will see it later, it will be amazing."

And Yang Zongfu's neighbor uncle also took the opportunity to witness the true face of "Noah's Ark". The uncle said: "I can see this guy every day, but I am usually covered by a big cloth, which is mysterious and I don't know what it is. "

This day is the first appearance of "China's Noah's Ark". A manned destructive test will be conducted, and the "test product" is the maker of the ark.

Yang Zongfu chose a test site. It is a hillside with a drop of about 50 meters and an inclination of more than 60 degrees. There is a stone wall under the slope, and behind the wall is a pond.

The test process envisioned is: the sphere rolls down and breaks the wall barrier and reaches the pond, but there will be no water in the cabin. This proves that the "Ark" can cope with complex environments.

Before the official test, Yang Zongfu kept a close eye and performed a wave of high temperature tests.

The on-site staff put a large number of popsicles into a reduced version of the "Ark" model of the same material, closed the sealing cover, and poured 2 barrels of gasoline on the surface of the sphere and lit it.

The blazing fire quickly surrounded the entire sphere. After burning for about 3 minutes, the fire slowly faded away. The staff opened the "havior cover", and the popsicles originally placed showed no sign of melting.

This scene was filled with people, and the onlookers were still "dividing" the cabin with relish. The popsicle inside.

The atmosphere was full. At 9:50, the protagonist Yang Zongfu appeared.

He changed into a black protective suit handed by his assistant, put on a helmet, and after a brief appearance, he got into the ark.

A few seconds later, the three protective ropes that originally grabbed the "Ark" were loosened. After a few shaking, the 6-ton ball rolled down rapidly from a 50-meter high place. During this period, it hit a low brick wall and rubbed with the huge rocks straddled in the valley many times.

This process is in the human world. The screams lasted for about 40 seconds. However, a more thrilling scene happened.

Just as the "Ark" was about to rush to the pond behind the wall, the door of the sphere was bounced open instantly due to the strong impact. Then, a "boom" hit the pool, splashing huge waves.

When everything calmed down, it can be clearly seen that the "Ark" after confronting the obstacles had a huge deformation. The largest depression was more than one meter long and wide, and the door was also dropped to the point where it was lost.

"Go and see Mr. Yang! " Six staff members rushed over.

and the group had not arrived yet. The big boss had already exposed his head from the hatch. When he climbed out of the cabin, he stretched out one hand and bent his fist with the other hand, and put on a victory-filled position.

And behind him, the "Noah's Ark" was like a big table tennis ball that was thrown down. It needs to hesitate to say it was a ball.

" This time, the surface damage was expected. I obviously felt weightless inside, but I sat steadily and basically didn't feel the bumps. I was very satisfied with the test results. " Yang Zongfu was still full of confidence.

However, careful people found that not only was the surface of the sphere damaged, but a blood mark was also drawn on Boss Yang's chin. Before the doomsday came, the owner of "Ark" hung up the color first.

In response, Yang Zongfu smiled and explained: "Because he didn't often ride a motorcycle, he put the newly bought safety helmet on the back. During the fall, a safety helmet component hit his chin, which had nothing to do with the safety helmet itself. "

Orders come one after another

Although the first test showed some problems, both "China Noah's Ark" and Yang Zongfu himself attracted the attention of domestic and foreign media.

"China Noah's Ark" is well-known and orders are swarming. In just a few months, Yang Zongfu received 26 orders. Two of them came from overseas New Zealand . They also confirmed to Yang Zongfu whether they could ship "Nowa's Ark" to New Zealand before December 21, 2012.

Through Yang Zongfu's personal experiment, most customers asked to increase the safety factor of "Noah's Ark". So, Boss Yang increased the liquid filled in the middle layer to a thickness of 1 meter, and the high-strength shock absorbing springs were also improved.

Due to different customers' demands for the Ark internal devices, the price of each "Noah's Ark" is also different, and the charging range is between 1 million and 5 million yuan.

Among them, the largest order came from a boss engaged in coal mining in Shanxi, and he customized 15 arks alone.

ordered 15 items in one go, and Yang Zongfu was also shocked. He guessed that in addition to using it himself, the boss would also give it to his relatives and friends. "You open a coal mine. After seeing so much life and death, you must be afraid." Yang Zongfu understood this way.

But the coal boss did not ask for a discount, but told him that "Money is not a problem, you need to use the best material" . And only two requirements were put forward: one is absolutely safe, and the stuttering situation in the experiment is definitely not allowed; the other is to be extremely comfortable and meet the "standards of five-star hotels".

Yang Zongfu calculated that according to this requirement, the single cost of the improved version of "Ark" would reach 4 million. Fridges, air conditioners, audio and other equipment should be added in the cabin. In order to match the spherical inner wall and narrow space of the cabin, these electrical appliances must be specially customized.

Yang Zongfu was busy and made a fortune.

Because of "Noah's Ark", Yang Zongfu's media invitations are also continuous. He even began to pick the media, and he only accepted "provincial satellite TV or above" interviews in the TV station, and the schedule was scheduled until November.

But in fact, this is not the first time Yang Zongfu has become a celebrity. Before this, he had been awarded the title of "China Edison", possessing more than 260 invention patents, and creating an Edison creative platform. He is known as a wild DIY inventor among the people.

In 2004, he discovered that workers in sock knitting factories would accidentally cut their socks when cutting threads, so he invented the automatic thread cutting equipment of the sock knitting machine.

In 2005, he invented a tearable multi-layer insole. This insole does not require cleaning. If it is dirty, just tear off one layer. A pair of insoles can be tear 12 times.

During the Spring Festival of 2008, heavy snow suddenly fell in the south, and many people were trapped on the road and could not reunite with their families. Therefore, Yang Zongfu urgently invented a fully automatic rapid snow shoveling device and donated it to the country for free. As a result, Yang Zongfu was also received by Premier Wen in Zhongnanhai .

In the same year, he found that many people wearing professional clothes were time-consuming and ugly, while traditional scarves were either square or long, so he invented the convenient versatile scarf , becoming Yang Zongfu's first patented invention product to earn billions of cash in his life.

This also gave him the capital to struggle. Until before building the ark, he was still developing "new products". In summer, he invented a heat shield that could maintain room temperature under the sun, and in winter, he invented a "warm baby" pajamas...

This time, the "Noah's Ark" only pushed the inventor Yang Zongfu to his climax.

Rising up again after silence

In 2013, the world is still running as usual, and the rumors of "apocalypse" disappear.

"Father of Noah's Ark" Yang Zongfu also lost his doomsday economic business.

What is even more sad is that in the glamorous media interviews and reports, he forgot his original intention of invention and creation, and then invested in multiple unreliable Internet projects.

In 2016, in just three years, Yang Zongfu lost more than 60 million yuan, resulting in a shortage of cash flow , and the entire operation was in trouble, and various debt collections made him unable to work and live.

For a long time, he seemed to have no news.

Until 2018, Yang Zongfu made a comeback with a brand new invention.

It turns out that in the silent years, Yang Zongfu chose to reflect and choose how to save strength to make a comeback, to assume greater social responsibilities and contribute more inventions and creations to benefit society.

On December 16, 2018, he brought his own "wearing sterilization air purifier mask" to a press conference in Beijing.

This invention pioneered the use of air purifier directly on the face.

This is due to Yang Zongfu's unique invention patented filter element technology, which can greatly shield viruses and bacteria that cause respiratory diseases in the air.

The product is also widely applicable. It can be used in many adverse environments such as dust workshops, cement factories, flour factories, hardware polishing, etc., so that this group can breathe healthy green sterile air.

Yang Zongfu said at the press conference: "A focus on environmental protection and health protection will reach a social consensus. He will continue to focus on the development and promotion of environmental protection equipment products and application technologies."

Yang Zongfu, who left "Noah's Ark", returned to his former appearance.

2020 virus rages. Yang Zongfu opened three assembly lines and led the workers to work overtime to produce, and finally sent 10,000 new masks of sterilized air purifiers to Wuhan.

"The masks we produce will not only not increase the price, but will also be sold at a lower price. I hope to do my best to fight the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic." said Yang Zongfu.

In 2022, Yang Zongfu was shown as the supervisor on the homepage of an environmental protection technology company.

The company mainly engages in technology development in the fields of environmental protection technology, environmental protection products, new materials and water treatment technology.

Obviously, Yang Zongfu, who was in middle age, changed his thinking and changed from his former diversified invention to a dedicated development in the field of environmental protection.

However, the Edison creative platform created by Yang Zongfu is still encouraging and absorbing more and more young people to join the queue of invention, innovation and transformation of life.

In the future, Yang Zongfu and the young people led will burst out with more creativity and enter the lives of ordinary people.

Reference:

1. A businessman from Yiwu, Zhejiang spent 1.5 million yuan to build the "Noah's Ark" (photo)_Urumqi Evening News

2. This boss dares to think and do it. 1.5 million yuan to build the "Noah's Ark"_Qianjiang Evening News

3. A Chinese man made the "Noah's Ark" and said there were 26 million orders_Shenyang Evening News

4. A thousand new "sterilized air purifier" masks were urgently produced to support Wuhan_People's Daily