Comments on: Underground Wonders http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DESIGN SELECTOR » 普段はほとんど見ることのない地下空間色々 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-6073 DESIGN SELECTOR » 普段はほとんど見ることのない地下空間色々 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:07:11 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-6073 [...] 詳細はこちらから。 ra-miの寝言／昨日ネイティブ夫妻とステーキ食べに行ってきました。日本だとステーキと言えばご飯と一緒に食べるのが当然なんですけど、こっちではステーキを食べるといえば出てくるものは当然ステーキだけ。美味しかったけど凄い違和感がありました。笑 [...] [...] 詳細はこちらから。 ra-miの寝言／昨日ネイティブ夫妻とステーキ食べに行ってきました。日本だとステーキと言えばご飯と一緒に食べるのが当然なんですけど、こっちではステーキを食べるといえば出てくるものは当然ステーキだけ。美味しかったけど凄い違和感がありました。笑 [...]

]]> By: Arkitip, Inc. | Intelligence | Blog Archive | Underground Wonders http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5884 Arkitip, Inc. | Intelligence | Blog Archive | Underground Wonders Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:22:57 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5884 [...] Wonders An interesting post on the Long Now blog called Underground Wonders… lot’s of visually interesting [...] [...] Wonders An interesting post on the Long Now blog called Underground Wonders… lot’s of visually interesting [...]

]]> By: Battlesheep http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5837 Battlesheep Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:45:01 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5837 The "Italian Laerdal Tunnel" is in fact in Norway, and has little to do with Italy. I have been inside of it, and it is bloody fantastic. The “Italian Laerdal Tunnel” is in fact in Norway, and has little to do with Italy.
I have been inside of it, and it is bloody fantastic.

]]> By: Davide Bocelli http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5834 Davide Bocelli Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:23:00 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5834 Thinking about big holes, caves and carving stones, I selected some Italian stuff links: The "Sassi di Matera" with many "architectural solutions" http://www.sassiweb.it/ The Frasassi Caves or "Le grotte di Frasassi", giant http://www.frasassi.com/index.php?l=2 The Roman Catacombs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Rome Thinking about big holes, caves and carving stones, I selected some Italian stuff links:

The “Sassi di Matera” with many “architectural solutions”
http://www.sassiweb.it/

The Frasassi Caves or “Le grotte di Frasassi”, giant
http://www.frasassi.com/index.php?l=2

The Roman Catacombs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Rome

]]> By: Joseph Snodgrass http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5827 Joseph Snodgrass Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:56:05 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5827 I'm not sure if these are the same salt mines as the 3rd picture shows, but here are two salt mine pictures I've found in the past. http://dizzyclub.deviantart.com/art/Tell-me-Baby-if-you-remember-75759623 http://dizzyclub.deviantart.com/art/These-Foolish-Dreams-75751047 I’m not sure if these are the same salt mines as the 3rd picture shows, but here are two salt mine pictures I’ve found in the past.

http://dizzyclub.deviantart.com/art/Tell-me-Baby-if-you-remember-75759623

http://dizzyclub.deviantart.com/art/These-Foolish-Dreams-75751047

]]> By: Ivan Orozco http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 Ivan Orozco Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:55:13 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5822 The image of "Stone mountain stairs in China" is not in China. It is located in Guatape, a small town 2 hours away from Medellin, Colombia. It is named "La piedra del Peñol" (El Peñol Stone). Take a look at : http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=la+piedra+del+pe%C3%B1ol http://www.piedrapenol.com/ http://www.paisajesdecolombia.net/Penol2.html The image of “Stone mountain stairs in China” is not in China. It is located in Guatape, a small town 2 hours away from Medellin, Colombia. It is named “La piedra del Peñol” (El Peñol Stone).
Take a look at :
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=la+piedra+del+pe%C3%B1ol
http://www.piedrapenol.com/
http://www.paisajesdecolombia.net/Penol2.html

]]> By: VigneronRowland http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-5818 VigneronRowland Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:56:44 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/10/04/underground-wonders/#comment-5818 Hey, check out the aqueducts! All of them are awesome, but i was thinking of the modern ones that quench NYC, like the Catskill, Delaware, and Croton aqueducts. Hey, check out the aqueducts! All of them are awesome, but i was thinking of the modern ones that quench NYC, like the Catskill, Delaware, and Croton aqueducts.

]]> By: Loganotron » Blog Archive » Stuff That Caught My Eye http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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/2008/11/13/underground-wonders/comment-page-1/#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.

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