Charlie Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 What is the real story about the Iron Door over at the country? I've heard many theories- anybody know the real one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 It's the laboratory of some physicist who is trying to prove some theoretical "fifth force" (or is it sixth?). He needed to do his experiments in a place that was surrounded by lots of mass on all sides, so dense granite works fairly well I geuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 but he is moving it to the kennewick area as the granite decomposes at a wierd rate so there is more radiation, i think?? something like that. Â skyvalley rock has the rest of the history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 its the door the cc.com servers are stored behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I was at the Country one time and a guy let me peek in there as he was going in. Nothing notable to see, he said he was from the UW and some other geek speak garbley goop I didn't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Actually, the lab was pretty cool when he let me in there for a tour about ten years ago. And, as a slight correction of Colin's post, I should say that he explained to me that it was the fact that it was surrounded by a big mass on ONE side that made the location appropriate as a testing ground for his theories. A pendulum is affected by the gravitational force excerted by Index town wall, as opposed to the flat open land between there and the valley -- it is actually drawn toward the wall. He also said that, after a rainstorm that fills up the puddles outside the cave door, he can measure some countervailing gravitational force in the other direction. Maybe the fifth force is what draws all of us there. Â The other "story" about the cave is that it was first created when they tested the drill system that was used to dig the "chunnel" between England and France. Â The story that it is Pope and Dwayner's secret bouldering hideout is absolutely false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 it's what makes us weak!!!! Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Actually, it predated the milk van as a outhouse/dope smoking shelter. The iron door was installed to prevent blowing a train off the tracks in the event of a methane explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 mattp said: The other "story" about the cave is that it was first created when they tested the drill system that was used to dig the "chunnel" between England and France. Â Ah yes. Seattle is home to the famous Robbins Company, which specializes in massive drilling equipment for things like the Chunnel. A friend of mine worked for the Robbins Company at one time, and said their equipment was just incredible engineering. Mr Robbins races in venues around the world in the locally-based, Bob Perry-designed 65 foot racing sloop Icon, which took 2nd at Sydney-Hobart last year. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticNacho Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Do they still use it? I've always wanted to check that place out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Alex said: mattp said: The other "story" about the cave is that it was first created when they tested the drill system that was used to dig the "chunnel" between England and France. Â Ah yes. Seattle is home to the famous Robbins Company, which specializes in massive drilling equipment for things like the Chunnel. A friend of mine worked for the Robbins Company at one time, and said their equipment was just incredible engineering. Mr Robbins races in venues around the world in the locally-based, Bob Perry-designed 65 foot racing sloop Icon, which took 2nd at Sydney-Hobart last year. Â Â Â Ah yess...yacht racing, the *true* rich guy sport. No skill, just money required! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 erik said: it's what makes us weak!!!! Â Â Exactly! Additional Gravitational Pull. Â (note to self: add to list of excuses why Saggitarius feels so hard.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Ahh, but I think you have it wrong, Mr. E. The mass of Index Town Wall creates a gravitational affect, drawing us to the wall. As you ascend Saggitarius next time you are there, think how much harder it would be without that tiny gravitational force pulling you toward the rock. (This, assuming that the force that is pulling you toward your death remained the same.) The additional gravitational pull created by the rock is our friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 mattp said: Ahh, but I think you have it wrong, Mr. E. The mass of Index Town Wall creates a gravitational affect, drawing us to the wall. As you ascend Saggitarius next time you are there, think how much harder it would be without that tiny gravitational force pulling you toward the rock. (This, assuming that the force that is pulling you toward your death remained the same.) The additional gravitational pull created by the rock is our friend! Â Basically, Index Lower Town Wall SUCKS! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 MisterE said: Basically, Index Lower Town Wall SUCKS! Â And you need a pendulum to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloshk_Antonopov Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Ah yess...yacht racing, the *true* rich guy sport. No skill, just money required you are shit dumb and should be now that horse race is most rich sport and reqire no skill money only. race on ocean is far difficult and more than you are thinking. i am nowing this as having worked as sailor on Russian ship for many years before moving to Canada. Â also i have seen this door you speak of recently and it is nothing. Russia is haveing many more mighty door than united states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence_Sitter Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Miloshk_Antonopov said: Ah yess...yacht racing, the *true* rich guy sport. No skill, just money required you are shit dumb and should be now that horse race is most rich sport and reqire no skill money only. race on ocean is far difficult and more than you are thinking. i am nowing this as having worked as sailor on Russian ship for many years before moving to Canada. Â also i have seen this door you speak of recently and it is nothing. Russia is haveing many more mighty door than united states. Â kremelin... gate is what 18 meters thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Miloshk_Antonopov said: Ah yess...yacht racing, the *true* rich guy sport. No skill, just money required you are shit dumb and should be now that horse race is most rich sport and reqire no skill money only. race on ocean is far difficult and more than you are thinking. i am nowing this as having worked as sailor on Russian ship for many years before moving to Canada. Â also i have seen this door you speak of recently and it is nothing. Russia is haveing many more mighty door than united states. Â Yes, Milosh, his *crew*, meaning guys like you , have Skills, the dude that owns the boat and takes the glory do not. Climb hard my russian friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I spoke with a scientist who was just emerging from the tunnel once. He explained his research to me (in what I am sure he thought was simple enough terms). He did say they were abondoning it due to high levels of radon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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