GeePig

Ah, I was wondering whether spares were included, although I kind of assumed that one could 'lose' the requisite spares in various governments warehouses. Still, maybe it is better to sacrifice some spares to fill up the gaps before applying whatever system was used to lay concrete on top of them? Sounds quite reasonable to me. I just wonder what kind of spares they might have been? trevor

So, is that about 1.3 acres, as the minimum possible area? trevor

I want the story to be true as well, although even if it isn't it is still very interesting - and the personal memories are excellent! trevor

Very thought provoking, although I am not sure that Winston meant that he stole anything. He might simply have meant that he had arranged the weapons to be stored in normal conditions, as well as the weapons he managed to get distributed to certain groups around the world. Of course, that does not mean that no one was diverting things into more unusual storage locations. However, other than telling us what you know, what is it you would like to know? I mean, there is a variety of experts here, but how can they help you? trevor

OK, I just have to ask, what about wood and concrete? trev

Nice! So you now have a control box resembling one of those Russian dolls, a box within a box... trev

So what actually do you want from us, then, andy? trevor

That is a very good point, Pete, I do not really know about such equipment. I do have a vague memory of seeing archeologists using a system of hitting a metal plate lying on the ground with a sledgehammer, and then using some kind of listening probes to measure the resulting vibration - I think they were looking for voids in mixed soil and stone? trevor

I don't know one way or the other whether there are tanks buried or not, it is really more like the Gold Train here in Poland - sometimes it is more interesting to ponder and investigate than to be sure of a certain outcome. Hence my earlier suggestion, rather than digging perhaps the answer would be to start with ground radar or some kind. However, in what kind of condition would tanks buried under concrete be after all this time, is it in a location that guarantees that water would not accumulate and eventually turn the storage into an underground reservoir full of rusty looking water? trevor

What we need is some ground radar scans, perhaps. trevor

I thought that the issue was not with the order of replies in a thread, but the order that the threads appear on the New Posts etc pages. There is no programming reason why one could not retain date order in the thread, but just have a like button to mark a thread as being 'updated'. I am not really concerned whether a change will be made, because I trust the people who make any decision 'like' that will make a good decision. The only thing that needs to be avoided is the passive aggression that happens every time someone questions the status quo - as it is disrespectful of other people's opinions. trevor

That is truly excellent, so you do not have to actually measure anything at all when you gather the data! Do you think that the time to gather the data this way is comparable to doing it by measurements for what is quite a complex shape? trevor

Purely as a matter of interest, could the data from this kind of imaging be used to create a model using a 3D printer? trevor

So many places to start... If it is a misfire rather than a hesitation, I would start with the ignition system, myself. How long has it been since it last ran? trevor

A lovely thing, and the Bedford too. Mind you, they must have been smart off the mark making this in 1977 and getting it registered on 1st January of the same year! trevor

Thanks, Clive, in case I forgot to thank you before for all your good posts... trevor

*like* trevor

The film of the engine block being run with no head reminded me of running in pistons and blocks on a driven dyno - at several thousand rpm you could see the piston clearly at the bottom of the cylinder, and only a faint image of it at the top. However, try and push your finger down the bore (I know, young and stupid) and you could certainly feel the presence of the piston at the top of its stroke. Later I wondered whether a ball would balance on the top of the bore, perhaps luckily too late to try... trevor

"eau de nil" - I think, 'water of the Nile'? Will you be replacing the glass wool insulation? trevor

The question is, after all the above, is there anyone left of the Like-likers still with the courage to express an opinion? trevor

Yes, generally the largest wheels were on a Bedford TK, but it made me wonder how people managed in the past with heavy wheels. trevor

When I was a mechanic all we had was a steel sheet offcut that we kept well greased so we could place it on the ground under the hub, rolled the wheel onto it and the slid the wheel onto the hub. trevor

As long as you include scans of all your keys... trevor

Yes, I agree, an excellent test! My engineering experience was focussed at the other end of the wire, at the plug gap, but I have always wondered what really goes on under the distributor cap. With the rotor turning rapidly inside an enclosed space does it produce a ring of ionized air, on the one hand being dragged around by the friction between the air and the rotor blade, yet stirred at the same time like milk in tea? I wonder if the rotor creates a fluctuating magnetic field as the current flows and ceases? trevor

Indeed an interesting question. However, from the point of view of the current flow, is the actual initial resistance of any component of any significance as long as it is low enough that the flow can start? In which case, is the actual initial resistance of any number of such components in series, whether they be copper or air, irrelevant as long as the road is open? Presumably once the first air gap is breached and its resistance drops then the next gap will then be ready to be jumped? I always think of the hosepipe example: the number of kinks is not important, as they can be each defeated in turn, or those pictures of lightning where the path that meets the ground carries the main charge while those branches that do not merely fade away. trevor