Tactical Siphon Inspection

A spent brass screw rolled loose from the wooden potting crate, coming to rest inside the narrow arch of the watering can's curved spout. It obstructed the dark clearance beneath the spout. I approached deliberately, decelerating two inches out to calibrate chassis alignment against the zinc wall. Retreating around the obstacle would break survey protocol. I applied low torque, driving my front wedge armor precisely beneath the threaded metal cylinder. With sustained forward pressure, the screw rotated along my sloped armored nose, clattering cleanly sideways against the cool outdoor tile. The passage is unobstructed.