Generating electricity from natural underground Dr. Mustafa Saribudak of Austin measured anomalies in electrical potential over both water-filled and air-filled caves. The method he calls natural potential basically uses a sensitive volt meter. He has published (and I have unpublished works) a number of surveys, including Barton Springs, Flint Ridge Cave, McNeil High School area caves, Houston area faults and others. I hypothesize that ions flowing in water create electrical potential, and the air filled ones not so sure but perhaps wind borne gases like CO2, ions, periodic flood flows or residual from long ago. Nico Hauwert, Ph.D. 2403 Bahama Road Austin, Texas 78733 01-512-695-4597 [email protected]
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Texascavers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Texascavers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers (William R. Elliott) > 2. Ralph Doerzbacher **Jr.** (David) > 3. honoring cavers who passed (David) > 4. Generating electricity from natural underground resources (David) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:34:34 -0500 > From: "William R. Elliott" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Texascavers] Updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers > Message-ID: > <CACOkPvnrqiKw=dqE5JyauBihWC_= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear friends, > > I have updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Much more information > now on departed cavers who explored caves in Texas and Mexico. See > http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm > > More updates will come later, but I now have detailed information back to > 2010 and a few beyond. > > Cavers send me more information, but we still have a few lost cavers. We > need basic info on these folks, at least the year of death might help: > > Chip Carney, geologist, died in Alaska. > > Jonathan Davis, geologist, died in motorcycle accident in the late 1980s. > He > was the son of E Mott Davis, professor of anthropology at UT. > > Scott Lilly, young CVS caver, died in motorcycle accident in the 1970s. > > George Sevra, CVS caver, lost track of him. > > If you suggest someone, please help by trying to research that person > through online searches. Paul and Elizabeth Duncan found information on > Bill Mayne, who died in a cave diving accident in Florida in 1993, by > searching for him on Ancestry.com. I was then able to find the accident > report in *American Caving Accidents. * > > > *William R. (Bill) Elliott* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > 573-291-5093 cell > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/attachments/20190921/4976f332/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 22:45:33 -0500 > From: David <[email protected]> > To: CaveTex <[email protected]> > Subject: [Texascavers] Ralph Doerzbacher **Jr.** > Message-ID: > < > caecwswoj-utc8ujnrik4pvqjdn5c3fmnawcpcga+dwxvojs...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This email is to honor > > Mr. Ralph Doerzbacher Jr. > > ( Major Ralph E. Doerzbacher, Jr., USAF-retired ) > > of Saint Paris, Ohio passed away, September 16, 2019. > > Born on April 6, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. > > Graduated of the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Physics ( ~ 1957 > ). > > Major Doerzbacher served his country in the USAF for 23 years. He then > worked for the Dept. of Defense as an engineer for 3 years. > > He enjoyed caving, the Ohio Nature Conservatory, Boy Scouts and was a > supporter of Cedar Bog in Champaign County, > and a member of the National Speleological Society. > > > https://cache.legacy.net/legacy/images/cobrands/urbanacitizen/photos/123565047_web_doerzbacher-ralph_20190917.jpg > > I was going to try to post more info, but there may be another Ralph > Doerzbacher, so I do not want to post anything > in error. > > Ref.: > > > https://books.google.com/books?id=v7E_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=ralph+doerzbacher&source=bl&ots=EBYamSGRjs&sig=ACfU3U3PcTuaTu1ko-C9xgsNnGpHCTF9Pg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqP20wOPkAhUQMawKHVEuAqs4ChDoATAAegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=ralph%20doerzbacher&f=false > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/attachments/20190921/feb4edad/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:38:45 -0500 > From: David <[email protected]> > To: CaveTex <[email protected]> > Subject: [Texascavers] honoring cavers who passed > Message-ID: > <CAEcwSwOOXW=j9o-FQqegcM8Lpo3=joPO= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just now discovered that one can search via keyword on Legacy.com for > obituaries. > > Below is a summary of two that I may have missed in my recent emails: > > Sheldon Clutts > > Sheldon was born in Huntsville, AL on May 5, 1962, a member of the National > Speleological Society, and > passed away May 16, 2019 > > Is this him ? > > > https://dux7id0k7hacn.cloudfront.net/as/assets-mem-com/cmi/0/7/6/5/8715670/20190521_084657355_0_orig.jpg/-/sheldon-clutts-pulaski-tn-photos11.jpg?maxheight=650 > > This may be him on the left with Gerald Moni and Brian Roebuck: > > http://caves.org/grotto/sccg/photos/anniv/Sheldon_Gerald_Brian.jpg > > > Stephen Kenyon Stafford > > Steve was born in Worthington, Ohio on April 24, 1938. He passed away June > 20, 2019. He was a member of the celebrated Ohio State University Marching > Band ('58, '59, '60), > He graduated from OSU in 1962 with a Bachelor's degree in music theory and > composition. > > *As a speleology enthusiast Steve travelled extensively in the United > States to visit many and varied caves. * > > > Speaking of music, in this month in American history in 1978, a song > hovered around #39 on the charts about a boy and girl who > had just turned 17 and were about to discover "paradise by the dashboard > light." Allegedly a common phenomenon back in the day. > > Imagine in 2019, how different this scenario plays out. Both 17 year > olds would have been exposed to extreme **** for probably at least 5 > years. Probably no seat > in the car comfortable enough to partake in that activity. Probably > know mention of "Will you love me forever ?" > Likely a lot of OMG and emojis being texted during the discussion about > hooking-up. And then they would likely take selfies afterwards, and put > it on Instagram, if they were not live-streaming the whole evening. I > am sure I am leaving out lots of stuff. > > Here is probably the best cover version of the song: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMHVs8EYcTA > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/attachments/20190921/183cd81b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 01:04:47 -0500 > From: David <[email protected]> > To: CaveTex <[email protected]> > Subject: [Texascavers] Generating electricity from natural underground > resources > Message-ID: > < > caecwswnm__sx+eqm6ypuzx1+xbweb3avc8hny+dhfl89z8i...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Here is an interesting study > > > https://www.foxnews.com/tech/breakthrough-device-can-generate-electricity-from-the-night-sky > > I can only imagine the best way to create electricity underground would be > to find some air-flow, or > water-flow. Or maybe to find a cave rodent, and put him or her in a > caged-wheel. > > Or to use human-physical energy like a bicycle. > > Probably best to just bring lots of rechargeable batteries. And charge > them some how near the > entrance. > > Or ask NASA to loan one of those nuclear cells. > > How would one power an electric jack-hammer, though ? > > > https://www.amazon.com/2717-21HD-Brushless-Cordless-SDS-max-Rotary/dp/B01LXJ13SB/ref=asc_df_B01LXJ13SB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309763890402&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1803753453457414425&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027599&hvtargid=pla-649710402197&psc=1 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/attachments/20190922/5589c3ad/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Texascavers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 22 > ******************************************* > -- Nico Hauwert, Ph.D. 2403 Bahama Road Austin, Texas 78733 01-512-695-4597 [email protected]
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