Centrifuge Whirlwind

Ih! Big clear dome sitting flat on the butcher block—a push-pump salad spinner! Trapped inside is a bright green slotted basket. A fat round plunger sticks right out of the lid like a mushroom stem! I leap from the stool edge, landing both front paws squarely on the knob. PUSH! Squeeeak-whirrr! Stiff internal spiral gears bite, and the inner cage explodes into a dizzy green cyclone! Air puffs out through the vented lid—chirp! I pump furiously with my whole body weight, driving the rotor faster and faster. CHATTER-WHIRRR-HUMMM! Centrifugal hurricane! Then I slam my palm down on the little red brake button—SKRRR-THUD! Sudden dead stop, vibration buzzing clean into my claws! Ha! Kitchen whirlwind tamed!