1) Because they wanted the carbide lamps for the nice lighting effects in the photos,
2) Because carbide is cheaper in Europe and easier to obtain than in America (no post 9/11 hangups), 3) Because caves in the Alps are a whole lot colder than caves in Texas, and a carbide lamp is a potential heat source in an emergency. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biophysics 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: [email protected] 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Aug 23, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Andy Edwards wrote: > So weird, that's some serious gear conformity going on there :) > > Seriously, why do they all have those ridiculous lamps, even the guy who has > a Scurion? > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am I crazy, or are these carbide lamps connected to a tube? > > I like the opening foto that shows someone with the most high tech lamp out > next to a person using carbide for the same trip. The rest of the fotos show > that everyone used carbide, with back up lights. Beautiful cave bacon foto > lit by carbide. > > http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/schweizer-hoelloch-kaesefondue-beim-hoehlenbiwak-fotostrecke-65805.html > > julia > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dirtdoc <[email protected]> > To: Cave NM <[email protected]>; Cave Texas <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Aug 22, 2012 6:55 pm > Subject: [Texascavers] Cave articles in Spiegel (German weekly) > > Here are some interesting articles that appeared in Spiegel, a German weekly. > > Even if you don't read German, the Images tell most of it. > > DirtDoc. > > Fotostrecke: Verborgene Märchenwelt > http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-86423.html > > Blätterhöhle in Westfalen: Abstieg ins Totenreich der Steinzeit > http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/technik/0,1518,845863,00.html > > Höhlentour in der Schweiz: Abstieg ins Höllenloch > http://www.spiegel.de/reise/europa/0,1518,749602,00.html > > Frankreich: Eingeschlossene Höhlenforscher wieder in Sicherheit > http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/0,1518,669137,00.html > > GRAF-SEISMO-KOLUMNE AUF SPIEGEL ONLINE: RÄTSEL DER ERDE > http://www.spiegel.de/thema/graf_seismo/ > > ZWISCHEN HIMMEL UND ERDE - NEUES AUS DER GEOFORSCHUNG > http://www.spiegel.de/thema/zwischen_himmel_und_erde/ > > ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
