Thanks, Nico. That was illuminating.
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019, 9:42 PM Nico Hauwert <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 have unpublished works) a number of surveys, including Barton Springs, 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] > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > [email protected] | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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