Joe Latrell came up with a napkin drawing for a carboard prototype, of the sort that could be tested in a couple of blocks of ice. This initial prototype (let's call it IcePIC i) has a wire coil internally: is this to play out behind to respresent the transponders, or to help control the model?
Really, we could simply use something like an electric hair curler for this demonstration of our prototype. I do have a question about the ice-filled culvert route: how do we add sections to the pipe? A 20' culvert filled with ice and gravel is far too heavy to lift and put another section under it. Funny, that after all this, we're back to calling it IcePIC... however, there's still the issue that Julie raised: do we need to distinguish this working model, from concepts more directly related to the Europa probe? -- John == You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/
