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May 18, 2004 18:21

If you found yourself lost in a catacomb of sewers and tunnels, what methods might you employ to find your way out?

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spaceoperadiva May 18 2004, 17:00:04 UTC
I would find something, anything, to mark on the walls with, if it were at all possible to mark on the walls. I would follow the flow of the sewage/water/air currents to try to keep going in some kind of progressive direction. I would keep looking up in the hopes of finding an access hatch to let me out.

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ericisalive May 18 2004, 17:38:01 UTC
Thank you

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ex_ilk May 18 2004, 17:30:35 UTC
I would never go into such a thing without at least a flashlight and some sidewalk chalk. I used to explore the nether-regions of a certain northern California town which shall remain nameless. As well, I used to explore the old mines in the foothills. Very dangerous, very rewarding and creepy. Great fun. I had a few close calls, one time narrowly escaping a 100 foot or more drop down a mine shaft in total darkness. I walked about 50 feet into a tunnel in the side of a hill and decided suddenly that it'd be a good idea to spark up my flashlight. As soon as I did, it revealed my feet to be about 6 inches from what would have been my certain death ( ... )

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ericisalive May 18 2004, 17:38:45 UTC
if you have any photos I would be absolutely thrilled to get to see them, I have a minor obsession for urban ruins/undergound places

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ex_ilk May 18 2004, 18:03:06 UTC
Me too! I was actually thinking the other day of doing a post dedicated to links related to ruins, abandoned facilities, underground cities, etc.

Sorry I have no photos of my old exploits. But I have a lot of links to other's adventures. My arachnophobia has become shall we say... a little bit more pronounced in the last few years. There was a bit of a widow overpopulation in Southern California, and
I was in constant fear of waking up next to one. I even found one about 5 feet from where I slept one morning. The idea of creeping through a dark tunnel even here in Northern California gives me heebies like you wouldn't believe these days. Not saying I would never do it again, just that it would take a leap of bravery for me.

10 years ago I wouldn't have even considered the spider factor. Go figure.

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asstronaut May 18 2004, 20:23:53 UTC
Duh! Right hand rule! I would extend my right arm, touch the wall and walk. As long as there are no free-standing walls, I would eventually find my way out.
http://sierra.nmsu.edu/morandi/CourseMaterials/Mazes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze

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ericisalive May 18 2004, 23:43:20 UTC
Hmm, I wonder what the dimensions for a maze too large for this to work (starve to death, etc before finding your way out)would be?

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asstronaut May 19 2004, 09:23:48 UTC
Well, if you didn't employ the rule immediately, you could just end up circling an "island." Despair would get you before starvation in any case.

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