Our colleague Derek Graham has asked me to post a link to this article that he turned up (which I had initially thought to be related to the wearing of kilts in the field, but which it turns out is not):
Someone must have hacked Kent's account, it actually emulates a bit of humor...
Fool's Errand as far as seeing if it has moved a 10 mm or so.
And as far as the plate tectonics, does one have to reach the summit.
I guess the expenses and the risk of a fatal climbing incident does not phase the Surveyor General of India.
That being said...there is no doubt that I would have signed up without pause to be part of the party if I was capable or even support role for the project.
paden cash, post: 411056, member: 20 wrote: Someone must have hacked Kent's account, it actually emulates a bit of humor...
Frankly, I'm appalled that anyone could suggest that such an important topic as shrinkage could possibly be the material for humor. Shocked and appalled!
Try to read the article and get greeted by giant photo of an orange freakazoid then it wants me to "join, " no thanks.
Dave Karoly, post: 411059, member: 94 wrote: Try to read the article and get greeted by giant photo of an orange freakazoid then it wants me to "join, " no thanks.
Sorry, I didn't actually follow Derek's link dealing with shrinkage before posting it as he had requested. Totally understandable, too.
I thought this had something to do with jumping into very cold water. :scream:
Google got me to another article that was short and sweet..........
"There are two methods. One is GPS. It is a survey instrument. It looks like a transistor. If you put it on the summit, say for 10 minutes, it tells you the height. That is one.
"The Second is, ground method. Triangulation. We observe. The height can be calculated from ground," he added.
Thank you Kent for your guidance. Much appreciated.
Dave K-
When Your Obedient Servant has the 'key words' on a matter and does not wish to be a subscriber to the particular news source or an orange freakazoid, I try to 'Google" with the "key words".
In this case I used
"Surveyors will climb Everest to check if it shrank after quake"
and got along somewhat OK.
Now, to the serious nature of a possible out of plumb/shrink/shrank Mt. Everest.....................
We have had a news 'Special' from McMoundfinder Frere's Moose Jaw Office for an all January sale of 'mountain plumbing shims' wrapped in the same coloured beaver castor impregnated emu fur as the company's Winter surveying kilt, three to a package.
(I understand that there is a reasonable freight charge to Katmandu via Seattle as well as installation directions with and without the use of "ou" words)
YOS
TNAI