I can see the upside to security for the cave—I’m sure many of us wish there had been security cameras in Caverns of Sonora prior to the butterfly vandalism incident—but I hope they decide to ban selfie sticks, in the name of cave and formation preservation.
Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) > On Apr 30, 2015, at 12:35 AM, Jerry via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Ruby Falls installs wireless Internet for cave visitors > Don't bump into that stalagmite while you're Facebooking. > Ruby Falls is installing Wi-Fi so visitors to the cave can stay connected on > their underground trip to the waterfall. > At 1,120 feet underneath Lookout Mountain, the attraction says it's the > deepest Internet access available inside a commercial cave anywhere, and a > first for Chattanooga. > Visitors will be able to share their memories with loved ones in real-time. > Staff will be able to use the wireless Internet to enhance safety in the > cave, with 13 security cameras and 10 phones now installed, Ruby Falls said > in a news release. > The attraction says it partnered with EPB and InfoSystems to make the > installation possible without detracting from the natural elements of the > cave. > > http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/apr/29/ruby-falls-installs-wireless-internet-cave-visitors/301436/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
