I found his science fair project fascinating. Back in 2004 or 2005, there was a post on Cavetex about beaming data from the bottom of a surface pit up to the base-camp. I think the article suggested that a new technology like Bluetooth would emerge. The idea didn't have any merit at that time, partly because there didn't seem to be a practical reason for it.
But with text messaging, cavers can adopt a new set of standard speleo-texting language ( STL ): like stalgmt, stalctit, H2O, gwno, freatic, vedoz, CaCO3, CO2, falt, etc. For example, the 1st responder could relay a message to the surface: "vktim slippd n gwno, & trippd ovr stalgmt & hit hed on stalctit, landed on bum & slid dwn flwston, & fell n H20, & washd dwnstrm ovr falls. Brok bth ankls. Need strtchr team & rope! Heez hypothrmk & hed bleedn " The rescue team on the surface would get the following message: "ktim slppdngwno, & trpp vrtalgmt & ht talctit, lad onum & sldn flston, & fll n H0, & wsd dnstm or flls. Bok th akls. Ned trchr eam & ope! eez ypothrm & ed ledn" But they might be able to decipher part of that. Also, I wonder if the first cavers on Mars will use part of his idea for communication? Maybe he can get a NASA contract? Is there a potential market for an Portable Underground Texting System ( PUTS )? Which caves would this work best in? the remote areas of Jewel Cave or Wind Cave, or long sections of a lava tube ? Any particular Texas cave where this might be handy? The back of Airman's cave? David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
