I'm pretty sure that this is not a safe practice. I'm gonna write my congressman as soon as I'm through here and suggest that he initiate legislation banning texting whilst caving. --Ediger
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:06 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >
