Comments on: Underground Wonders http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Loganotron » Blog Archive » Stuff That Caught My Eye http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-4732 Loganotron » Blog Archive » Stuff That Caught My Eye Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:07:08 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-4732 [...] Long Now Foundation has a list of Underground Wonders. I’ve always been fascinated by caves and such. Check out their list and follow the links. [...] […] Long Now Foundation has a list of Underground Wonders. I’ve always been fascinated by caves and such. Check out their list and follow the links. […]

]]> By: The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » The slow burn http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-4695 The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » The slow burn Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:44:51 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-4695 [...] one of the more photogenic.  I will keep the list below updated as I find more (like I do with the Underground Wonders post), so feel free to make notes of ones you know about in the comments and they will be [...] […] one of the more photogenic.  I will keep the list below updated as I find more (like I do with the Underground Wonders post), so feel free to make notes of ones you know about in the comments and they will be […]

]]> By: Caver Jim http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-3562 Caver Jim Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:11:46 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-3562 Cavern in Tennessee { I Think} is Fantastic Pit, 586 ft. vertical drop in Ellisons Cave, in Walker County, Georgia. Cavern in Tennessee { I Think} is Fantastic Pit, 586 ft. vertical drop in Ellisons Cave, in Walker County, Georgia.

]]> By: Ruben http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2730 Ruben Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:57:22 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2730 The new Library of Congress audio-visual archives are set inside Pony Mountain in central Virginia. Over 90 miles of shelving housing nearly 6 million pieces of a/v history - much of it maintained at 25 degrees F. http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/ The new Library of Congress audio-visual archives are set inside Pony Mountain in central Virginia. Over 90 miles of shelving housing nearly 6 million pieces of a/v history - much of it maintained at 25 degrees F. http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/

]]> By: Fergus O'Reilly http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2709 Fergus O'Reilly Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:45:47 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2709 There are also a number of particle physics experiments and detectors that are buried underground, some photogenic examples: MINOS is a detector designed to study neutrino oscillations. Pictures here: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/presspass/press_releases/MINOS_photos/ The beast weighs 6,000 tons and is half a mile underground in the Soudan Mine in northern Minnesota. The cavern includes a wonderful painted mural across the raw rock wall: http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/pdfs/200505/deconstruction_soudan_mural.pdf Another example is the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector project located in the Mozumi Mine in Japan. The walls are covered in photomultiplier light detector tubes. The regular placement of these tubes make for stunning photographs of the underground space, it looks like something a Sci-Fi movie set designer would dream up. See Wikipedia for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Kamiokande pictures here: http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sk/gallery/index-e.html and video here: http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lib/video06/index.html My favorite Super-K image is at the bottom of this page: http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/2006/september-06-EdwardKearns.html Some other examples of similar detectors and projects can be seen on the PBS Nova site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neutrino/detectors.html There are also a number of particle physics experiments and detectors that are buried underground, some photogenic examples:

MINOS is a detector designed to study neutrino oscillations. Pictures here: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/presspass/press_releases/MINOS_photos/

The beast weighs 6,000 tons and is half a mile underground in the Soudan Mine in northern Minnesota. The cavern includes a wonderful painted mural across the raw rock wall: http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/pdfs/200505/deconstruction_soudan_mural.pdf

Another example is the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector project located in the Mozumi Mine in Japan. The walls are covered in photomultiplier light detector tubes. The regular placement of these tubes make for stunning photographs of the underground space, it looks like something a Sci-Fi movie set designer would dream up. See Wikipedia for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Kamiokande pictures here: http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sk/gallery/index-e.html and video here: http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lib/video06/index.html

My favorite Super-K image is at the bottom of this page: http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/2006/september-06-EdwardKearns.html

Some other examples of similar detectors and projects can be seen on the PBS Nova site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neutrino/detectors.html

]]> By: Fergus O'Reilly http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2707 Fergus O'Reilly Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:45:23 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2707 For the record, note that the photos labeled as "The Stremnaya cliff road in Bolivia" are actually of the Guoliang Tunnel in China, see pointers to the evidence here: http://rickmccharles.com/?p=1230 For the record, note that the photos labeled as “The Stremnaya cliff road in Bolivia” are actually of the Guoliang Tunnel in China, see pointers to the evidence here: http://rickmccharles.com/?p=1230

]]> By: Fr. Stephen Supica http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2704 Fr. Stephen Supica Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:09:35 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2704 The rock-carved churches of Cappadocia, central Turkey, from probably the 700's (see photos at http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/goreme_museum, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia, http://www.ianandwendy.com/OtherTrips/IcelandGreeceTurkey/Turkey/Capadoccia/slideshow.htm) The rock-carved churches of Cappadocia, central Turkey, from probably the 700’s (see photos at http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/goreme_museum, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia, http://www.ianandwendy.com/OtherTrips/IcelandGreeceTurkey/Turkey/Capadoccia/slideshow.htm)

]]> By: Stewart Brand http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2700 Stewart Brand Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:11:27 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2700 The Budapest underground tours (under the "7 Wonders" item) look worth taking, to compare the flashlight version with the public lighting version. I'll bet the flashlight tour is more amazing. The Budapest underground tours (under the “7 Wonders” item) look worth taking, to compare the flashlight version with the public lighting version. I’ll bet the flashlight tour is more amazing.

]]> By: kirk citron http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2692 kirk citron Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:42:04 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-2692 Lalibela, churches carved out of the rock in Ethiopia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bete_Giyorgis_Lalibela_Ethiopia.jpg Lalibela, churches carved out of the rock in Ethiopia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bete_Giyorgis_Lalibela_Ethiopia.jpg

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