Rick Baudé Wrote:
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> As far as non-destructive, non invasive technology
> goes one thing that I think they should try is a
> variation on what oil well operators have used for
> years. In this case they use a couple of sticks
> of dynamite set off a charge and then record the
> 'echoes' from the blast to develop a profile of
> the area they're drilling. Now I'm NOT under any
> circumstances proposing using explosives,
I was pretty sure you weren't headed in that direction...lol.
> but
> there are a lot of ways to develop vibrations and
> wave forms on one side of the pyramid and then
> record their vibrations on the other side. By
> measuring the refraction/reflection of the waves
> you could build up a 3-D profile of the interior
> of the pyramid. I'm sure you can use Ultra-low
> frequencies.
If the interest is in this particular location, I don't understand why low level "thumpers", not much different than maybe a subwoofer, could be used. A single vibration pulse from the robot, directed precisely at the center of the stone plug, and a monitoring of the vibrational echo afterward.
This test could be set up with a series of readings taken in a mock-up of the shaft. Behind the second door, estimated at the same thickness as the first door, there would be a series of different "chamber" configurations. If the stone is against a block of limestone, that would give one reading. If there's a block at an angle, perhaps ten inches back, that would give another reading. If there's a room larger than one cubic meter, that might give another reading, and so on. The results of the actual test, then, could be compared against these sample readings, and we could have an idea of what lies behind the block without actually destroying a part of it.
Good thinking, Rick. I know you were talking about echo-blasting the whole structure, but maybe we could start nice and small and just do these plugs.
> Yep it will take some time,
> undoubtedly years, to develop a baseline of what
> we're looking for and ultimately testing it. But
> think of all the spinoff technologies that would
> be generated from it. No,more drilling, no more
> invasive technologies, nothing. If there are more
> rooms there, then we take the next step to refine
> the resolution of the objects there.
>
> Just my two cents worth.
>
I think the small scale application could be done in a very short time, really.
Anthony
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