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reply posted on 26-10-2007 @ 02:35 AM by zorgon
Okay Okay John seeing as you won't link to it I suppose I shall have to..
And we have permission from John Rhodes on his portion...



Originally posted by antar
Thanks John I have been looking for the link to those pictures for a long time. First saw them on Eyes behind and then couldn't find them again. These pictures are the correct answer to many questions asked here.


That one from the Air Force pictured is actually a Diesel version...(you can see the rusty exhaust) To melt rock you need an atomic powered one....

I don't have time to copy post all the data so you will have to look at the link

But here are some highlights ....

Map of the tubes Rand Corporation 1972..




Published openly in the LA Times 1972...




Here is a really big one...



PATENTS ISSUED

One

Method and Apparatus for Tunneling by Melting

Publication number: US3693731
Publication date: 1972-09-26
Inventor: ARMSTRONG DALE E; MCINTEER BERTHUS B; MILLS ROBERT L; POTTER ROBERT M; ROBINSON EUGENE S; ROWLEY JOHN C; SMITH MORTON C
Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

Abstract of US3693731
A machine and method for drilling bore holes and tunnels by melting in which a housing is provided for supporting a heat source and a heated end portion and in which the necessary melting heat is delivered to the walls of the end portion at a rate sufficient to melt rock and during operation of which the molten material may be disposed adjacent the boring zone in cracks in the rock and as a vitreous wall lining of the tunnel so formed. The heat source can be electrical or nuclear but for deep drilling is preferably a nuclear reactor.



Two

Apparatus and Method for Large Tunnel Excavation in Hard Rock

Publication number: US3885832
Publication date: 1975-05-27
Inventor: ALTSEIMER JOHN H; HANOLD ROBERT J
Applicant: US ENERGY

Abstract of US3885832
A tunneling machine for producing large tunnels in rock by progressive detachment of the tunnel core by thermal melting a boundary kerf into the tunnel face and simultaneously forming an initial tunnel wall support by deflecting the molten materials against the tunnel walls to provide, when solidified, a continuous liner; and fragmenting the tunnel core circumscribed by the kerf by thermal stress fracturing and in which the heat required for such operations is supplied by a compact nuclear reactor.



Three

Apparatus and Method for Large Tunnel Excavation in Soft & Incompetent Rock or Ground

Publication number: US3881777
Publication date: 1975-05-06
Inventor: ALTSEIMER JOHN H; HANOLD ROBERT J
Applicant: US ENERGY

Abstract of US3881777
A tunneling machine for producing large tunnels in soft rock or wet, clayey, unconsolidated or bouldery earth by simultaneously detaching the tunnel core by thermal melting a boundary kerf into the tunnel face and forming a supporting excavation wall liner by deflecting the molten materials against the excavation walls to provide, when solidified, a continuous wall supporting liner, and detaching the tunnel face circumscribed by the kerf with powered mechanical earth detachment means and in which the heat required for melting the kerf and liner material is provided by a compact nuclear reactor.






RAND Document No: P-4874 Year: 1972 Pages: 17
Title: The Very High Speed Transit System.
Author(s): Robert M. Salter
Keywords: Air pollution; City planning; Pollution; Urban transportation
Cover Price: $20.00

Defense Technical Information Center
Accession Number: ADA032172
Citation Status: ACTIVE
Title: The Very High Speed Transit System,

Fields and Groups : 130600 - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUIPMENT
Corporate Author: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s): Salter,R. M.
Report Date: AUG 1972
Media Count: 19 Pages(s)
Report Number(s): P-4874 (P4874)

RAND Corporation Document No: P-6092 Year: 1978 Pages: 35
Title: Trans-Planetary Subway Systems: A Burgeoning Capability.
Author(s): Robert M. Salter
Keywords: Railroads; Tunnels; Underground structures; Urban transportation
Cover Price: $20.00

Note: This one does NOT come up at DTIC - may not be available for public release

The essence of the idea is to dig a tunnel more or less along the present routes of U.S. highways 66 and thirty. The tunnel would contain several large tubes for East West travel of trains that float on magnetic fields, moving at top speeds of 10,000 mph. Passengers would faced forwarded during acceleration, backward during deceleration. According to R. M. Salter Jr. head of the physical sciences department at Rand, the idea of high-speed train travel using electromagnetic suspension was first put forward in 1905 and actually patented in 1912.


The tubes would be emptied of air, almost to the point of vacuum, so the trains would not need much power to overcome air resistance. They would not even have to be streamlined. In addition to an electromagnetic roadbeds, the opposing electromagnetic loops of wires in the floors of the gondolas would be super cooled with liquid Helium to further eliminate electrical resistance.


"Each would use power generated by trains going in the other direction." That is the way trolley cars have operated for eighty years"

"After the tunneling was finished, everything else would be practically free."

"The technology of this is much easier than was developed for the space program."

"Approximately 8000 miles of tunnel were dug in America and Western Europe in the 1960s."


All the links to data and the patents etc are available on our website

www.thelivingmoon.com...

And while I was 'snooping around... I found a few other interesting items related to one of John's other favorite topic...

Moon Bases....

RAND Document No: N-3280-AF/NASA Year: 1992 Pages: xxiii, 94 ISBN: 0833020099
Keywords: Electricity in astronautics; Space vehicles--Auxiliary--Power supply; Extraterrestrial Bases --Energy consumption
Cost: $ 35.50


[edit on 26-10-2007 by zorgon]



reply posted on 27-10-2007 @ 06:41 PM by Will Dog
reply to post by johnlear



John,
On 01-09-07 @ 07:58 (page 3) in your response to a post by Kr0n0s, you said:

In my opinion one or both were lost in the sea under California and Nevada either to disorientation or hostile action.

The words 'hostile action' prompted me to ask the question regarding an enemy sub. It made me think, about how crazy it would be if one of our subs had a 'Gun-fight at the OK Corral", only hundreds of feet under the ground.


reply posted on 30-11-2007 @ 08:00 PM by SholaHopper
This story may be relevant.

I once attended a small presentation at an art school. a rep from a firm that made 'honeycomb' materials. They were at the time making equestrian equipment and padding/pillow for paraplegics with this stuff. The rep came to speak with the Industrial design students. Basically he was pushing the materials they manufactured.

He was bragging saying this material is great for pillows as it breaths well so paraplegics don;t suffer from as many sores from sitting all the time. the hexagon created natural strength, light weight, durable....etc etc. sell sell

What was most interesting is that he said his resume included the Navy. He claimed the navy used his materials to coat the outer walls of submarines as it made the sub appear to be a whale when pinged by sonar. sounded intriguing though if an enemy sub detected a whale the size of some of these nuclear subs they would be a little suspicious anyway.

John, you've spoken a great deal about minisubs. This honeycomb material tech seems to be more applicable to these.

As far as the company manufacturing this stuff, I can't remember the name. I remember clearly the rep droning on about equestrian saddle gear and paraplegic pillows. This may make him easier to track down.

This presentation took place in california in 2005


ps. I forgot to add...some of the more durable materials were honeycomb sandwiched between two solid layers. the empty cavities of the honeycomb could be filled with any gas you like.

[edit on 11/30/2007 by SholaHopper]


reply posted on 30-11-2007 @ 08:44 PM by Theblues
reply to post by Tom Bedlam

I grew up near the missippi and we used to go to this place in the bluffs called blue pool it was mabey a few hundred yards from the river, the pool always had blue water hence the name, but what was most intriging was that the claim was it was bottomless attempts to drain it after a drowning was to no avail. they pulled train cars from it and never drain or found a bottom to it as far as i know it has been 20 years since i been there tho.


reply posted on 13-1-2008 @ 06:31 PM by buddhasystem
reply to post by zorgon



This is a classic "Zorgon post" I've come to appreciate and love so much. He is so handsomely consistent in this approach of posting 100% irrelevant photos and info in pretty much every thread that it almost inspires a certain kind of respect.

Next time we discuss some alleged footage of space aliens, Zorgon will probably post pictures of Elmo and other Sesame street characters. By golly these are real. This time, though, he chose to post an assortment of pics of various tunnels and plans for a large scale futuristic maglev train between NY and LA. Sure, Zorgon, this must explain why we can expect a nuclear sub to surface from a pond next to Bellagio casino in Vegas, any time now. Sheesh.

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