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  cool interesting stuff Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-14 05:53 -0700
    Re: cool interesting stuff Tom McDonald <tmcdonald2672@charter.net> - 2015-08-14 08:38 -0500
      Re: cool interesting stuff Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-14 06:59 -0700
    Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-14 17:08 -0700
    Re: cool interesting stuff rja.carnegie@gmail.com - 2015-08-15 06:48 -0700
      Re: cool interesting stuff Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2015-08-15 22:55 +0000
      Re: cool interesting stuff Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-15 16:16 -0700
        Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-16 07:22 -0700
          Re: cool interesting stuff "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 15:32 +0100
            Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-16 07:33 -0700
              Re: cool interesting stuff "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 15:53 +0100
              Re: cool interesting stuff talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-16 08:18 -0700
                Re: cool interesting stuff Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-16 10:30 -0500
                  Re: cool interesting stuff "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 19:04 +0100
                Re: cool interesting stuff Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-16 15:57 -0700
                  Re: cool interesting stuff hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2015-08-16 16:47 -0700
                    Re: cool interesting stuff "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-17 11:01 +0100
                  Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-17 10:30 -0700
          Re: cool interesting stuff Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-16 15:56 -0700
          Re: cool interesting stuff David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2015-08-18 08:39 -0700
            Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-18 09:49 -0700
              Re: cool interesting stuff "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-19 10:08 +0100
                Re: cool interesting stuff Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> - 2015-08-19 10:17 -0700
      Re: cool interesting stuff hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2015-08-15 17:27 -0700
        Re: cool interesting stuff rja.carnegie@gmail.com - 2015-08-16 07:28 -0700
      Re: cool interesting stuff David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2015-08-20 10:26 -0700

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#1960160 — cool interesting stuff

You never know what you're going to find when you're channel surfing.

A couple of nights ago I found a show called "Epic Engineering" on the 
Science Channel.

The one I saw that night was about building a huge geodesic dome over 
the city of Houston. One that would be able to withstand a Category 5 
hurricane. That would have enough solar panels to power the city.

Then went into the engineering challenges and how they could be 
overcome, a lot of them with things we have and things we can do today. 
They even touched on the sociological issue that would arise out of  
inside-the-dome and outside-the-dome.


Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
because there's just nowhere else to build. They start talking about the 
very first problem--how do you do all that digging beneath a city of 
nearly 3 million, with millions more commuting in every day. They take 
little sidetrips to other cities who are dealing with similar problems 
in a smaller way. Amsterdam, where the streets are too narrow and the 
old buildings too unstable to bring in heavy contruction equipment, they 
can manipulate the canals by closing certain locks and doing the digging 
in the drained section of the canal, where it's safe to have the heavy 
equipment and where there's plenty of room for the machines.

And they look at Moscow, another city bursting at the seams, with really 
difficult digging conditions because of the swampy soil. But they 
managed to build the world's deepest subway station and the 4-level 
underground mall. They also showed the huge underground bunker that was 
built in the time of Cold War paranoia.

And, when discussing ventilation, they go to Boston and show the system 
the city came up with to keep people from dying in the Big Dig tunnels, 
a system that could be scaled up. And they talk about how they'd have to 
make sure to come up with a way of ensuring the proper lighting to keep 
people from the bad effects of not being in the sunlight.

It's cool hearing about some of the technical details in engineering 
projects.

-- 

JD

Išve officially given up trying to find the bottom 
of the barrel that is Republican depravity.--Jidyom 
Rosario, Addicting Info

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#1960198

On 8/14/2015 7:53 AM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> You never know what you're going to find when you're channel surfing.
>
> A couple of nights ago I found a show called "Epic Engineering" on the
> Science Channel.
>
> The one I saw that night was about building a huge geodesic dome over
> the city of Houston. One that would be able to withstand a Category 5
> hurricane. That would have enough solar panels to power the city.
>
> Then went into the engineering challenges and how they could be
> overcome, a lot of them with things we have and things we can do today.
> They even touched on the sociological issue that would arise out of
> inside-the-dome and outside-the-dome.
>
>
> Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground
> City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago
> because there's just nowhere else to build. They start talking about the
> very first problem--how do you do all that digging beneath a city of
> nearly 3 million, with millions more commuting in every day. They take
> little sidetrips to other cities who are dealing with similar problems
> in a smaller way. Amsterdam, where the streets are too narrow and the
> old buildings too unstable to bring in heavy contruction equipment, they
> can manipulate the canals by closing certain locks and doing the digging
> in the drained section of the canal, where it's safe to have the heavy
> equipment and where there's plenty of room for the machines.
>
> And they look at Moscow, another city bursting at the seams, with really
> difficult digging conditions because of the swampy soil. But they
> managed to build the world's deepest subway station and the 4-level
> underground mall. They also showed the huge underground bunker that was
> built in the time of Cold War paranoia.
>
> And, when discussing ventilation, they go to Boston and show the system
> the city came up with to keep people from dying in the Big Dig tunnels,
> a system that could be scaled up. And they talk about how they'd have to
> make sure to come up with a way of ensuring the proper lighting to keep
> people from the bad effects of not being in the sunlight.
>
> It's cool hearing about some of the technical details in engineering
> projects.
>
That's all very interesting stuff. Some almost scifi! I think a lot of 
folks in Houston would be interested in the dome if it could be 
effectively air conditioned and dehumidified.

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#1960210

In article <mqkqu1$brq$2@dont-email.me>,
 Tom McDonald <tmcdonald2672@charter.net> wrote:

> On 8/14/2015 7:53 AM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> > You never know what you're going to find when you're channel surfing.
> >
> > A couple of nights ago I found a show called "Epic Engineering" on the
> > Science Channel.
> >
> > The one I saw that night was about building a huge geodesic dome over
> > the city of Houston. One that would be able to withstand a Category 5
> > hurricane. That would have enough solar panels to power the city.
> >
> > Then went into the engineering challenges and how they could be
> > overcome, a lot of them with things we have and things we can do today.
> > They even touched on the sociological issue that would arise out of
> > inside-the-dome and outside-the-dome.
> >
> >
> > Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground
> > City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago
> > because there's just nowhere else to build. They start talking about the
> > very first problem--how do you do all that digging beneath a city of
> > nearly 3 million, with millions more commuting in every day. They take
> > little sidetrips to other cities who are dealing with similar problems
> > in a smaller way. Amsterdam, where the streets are too narrow and the
> > old buildings too unstable to bring in heavy contruction equipment, they
> > can manipulate the canals by closing certain locks and doing the digging
> > in the drained section of the canal, where it's safe to have the heavy
> > equipment and where there's plenty of room for the machines.
> >
> > And they look at Moscow, another city bursting at the seams, with really
> > difficult digging conditions because of the swampy soil. But they
> > managed to build the world's deepest subway station and the 4-level
> > underground mall. They also showed the huge underground bunker that was
> > built in the time of Cold War paranoia.
> >
> > And, when discussing ventilation, they go to Boston and show the system
> > the city came up with to keep people from dying in the Big Dig tunnels,
> > a system that could be scaled up. And they talk about how they'd have to
> > make sure to come up with a way of ensuring the proper lighting to keep
> > people from the bad effects of not being in the sunlight.
> >
> > It's cool hearing about some of the technical details in engineering
> > projects.
> >
> That's all very interesting stuff. Some almost scifi! I think a lot of 
> folks in Houston would be interested in the dome if it could be 
> effectively air conditioned and dehumidified.


They talked about ideas for climate control inside, but I can't remember 
the details.

-- 

JD

Išve officially given up trying to find the bottom 
of the barrel that is Republican depravity.--Jidyom 
Rosario, Addicting Info

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#1960508

On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 8:53:47 AM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> You never know what you're going to find when you're channel surfing.
> 
> A couple of nights ago I found a show called "Epic Engineering" on the 
> Science Channel.
> 
> The one I saw that night was about building a huge geodesic dome over 
> the city of Houston. One that would be able to withstand a Category 5 
> hurricane. That would have enough solar panels to power the city.
> 
> Then went into the engineering challenges and how they could be 
> overcome, a lot of them with things we have and things we can do today. 
> They even touched on the sociological issue that would arise out of  
> inside-the-dome and outside-the-dome.
> 
> 
> Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
> City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
> because there's just nowhere else to build. They start talking about the 
> very first problem--how do you do all that digging beneath a city of 
> nearly 3 million, with millions more commuting in every day. They take 
> little sidetrips to other cities who are dealing with similar problems 
> in a smaller way. Amsterdam, where the streets are too narrow and the 
> old buildings too unstable to bring in heavy contruction equipment, they 
> can manipulate the canals by closing certain locks and doing the digging 
> in the drained section of the canal, where it's safe to have the heavy 
> equipment and where there's plenty of room for the machines.
> 
> And they look at Moscow, another city bursting at the seams, with really 
> difficult digging conditions because of the swampy soil. But they 
> managed to build the world's deepest subway station and the 4-level 
> underground mall. They also showed the huge underground bunker that was 
> built in the time of Cold War paranoia.
> 
> And, when discussing ventilation, they go to Boston and show the system 
> the city came up with to keep people from dying in the Big Dig tunnels, 
> a system that could be scaled up. And they talk about how they'd have to 
> make sure to come up with a way of ensuring the proper lighting to keep 
> people from the bad effects of not being in the sunlight.
> 
> It's cool hearing about some of the technical details in engineering 
> projects.
> 


Sounds cool.  I like way-out-of-the-box ideas, if for no other reason than just to get people thinking in creative ways.

I like the simple stuff too, like the idea to use the untapped power of people walking on the sidewalk to power streetlights.

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#1960915

On Friday, 14 August 2015 13:53:47 UTC+1, Jeanne Douglas  wrote:
> [_Epic Engineering_]
> Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
> City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
> because there's just nowhere else to build. 

Did you recently mention the Harry Dresden novels,
or was that someone or somewhere else?  Because
apparently there's a lot underneath Chicago already.

Really.  <http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php>
...article kind'a has spoilers for Harry Dresden books.

...although Jim Butcher hadn't been to Chicago when 
he wrote most of this stuff.  And, being books about
magic, he says there's more there than is officially
recorded but it's invisible.

I don't know how big a spoiler this will be, but 
he also places a significant invisible island in 
Lake Michigan.

Knowing this much about /that/ subject, maybe it's
hypocritical to say that I prefer less fantasy in 
my television shows about major civil engineering
projects.

Other cities with a lot of construction underground 
which wasn't underground when it was constructed are
Anhk-Morpork and Edinburgh.  Come to think, 
Harry Dresden also goes to Edinburgh a time or two.

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#1961281

On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:48:20 -0700, rja.carnegie wrote:

> On Friday, 14 August 2015 13:53:47 UTC+1, Jeanne Douglas  wrote:
>> [_Epic Engineering_]
>> Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground
>> City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago
>> because there's just nowhere else to build.
> 
> Did you recently mention the Harry Dresden novels,
> or was that someone or somewhere else?  Because apparently there's a lot
> underneath Chicago already.
> 
> Really.  <http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php> ...article
> kind'a has spoilers for Harry Dresden books.
> 
> ...although Jim Butcher hadn't been to Chicago when he wrote most of
> this stuff.  And, being books about magic, he says there's more there
> than is officially recorded but it's invisible.
> 
> I don't know how big a spoiler this will be, but he also places a
> significant invisible island in Lake Michigan.
> 
> Knowing this much about /that/ subject, maybe it's hypocritical to say
> that I prefer less fantasy in my television shows about major civil
> engineering projects.
> 
> Other cities with a lot of construction underground which wasn't
> underground when it was constructed are Anhk-Morpork and Edinburgh. 

Also Yorvik (York) and Londinium (City of London).

> Come to think,
> Harry Dresden also goes to Edinburgh a time or two.





-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#1961287

In article <68536eb9-a261-4340-acd8-0566c2e4d399@googlegroups.com>,
 rja.carnegie@gmail.com wrote:

> On Friday, 14 August 2015 13:53:47 UTC+1, Jeanne Douglas  wrote:
> > [_Epic Engineering_]
> > Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
> > City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
> > because there's just nowhere else to build. 
> 
> Did you recently mention the Harry Dresden novels,
> or was that someone or somewhere else?  Because
> apparently there's a lot underneath Chicago already.

He's been mentioned many times by several different people. I haven't 
read the books yet, but I did just rewatch the tv series last year.


> Really.  <http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php>
> ...article kind'a has spoilers for Harry Dresden books.
> 
> ...although Jim Butcher hadn't been to Chicago when 
> he wrote most of this stuff.  And, being books about
> magic, he says there's more there than is officially
> recorded but it's invisible.
> 
> I don't know how big a spoiler this will be, but 
> he also places a significant invisible island in 
> Lake Michigan.
> 
> Knowing this much about /that/ subject, maybe it's
> hypocritical to say that I prefer less fantasy in 
> my television shows about major civil engineering
> projects.
> 
> Other cities with a lot of construction underground 
> which wasn't underground when it was constructed are
> Anhk-Morpork and Edinburgh.  Come to think, 
> Harry Dresden also goes to Edinburgh a time or two.


The engineering proposal has an underground city hundreds of feet deep, 
like 40 or 50 stories.

-- 

JD

Išve officially given up trying to find the bottom 
of the barrel that is Republican depravity.--Jidyom 
Rosario, Addicting Info

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#1961638

On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:16:18 PM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> In article <68536eb9-a261-4340-acd8-0566c2e4d399@googlegroups.com>,
>  rja.carnegie@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, 14 August 2015 13:53:47 UTC+1, Jeanne Douglas  wrote:
> > > [_Epic Engineering_]
> > > Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
> > > City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
> > > because there's just nowhere else to build. 
> > 
> > Did you recently mention the Harry Dresden novels,
> > or was that someone or somewhere else?  Because
> > apparently there's a lot underneath Chicago already.
> 
> He's been mentioned many times by several different people. I haven't 
> read the books yet, but I did just rewatch the tv series last year.
> 
> 
> > Really.  <http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php>
> > ...article kind'a has spoilers for Harry Dresden books.
> > 
> > ...although Jim Butcher hadn't been to Chicago when 
> > he wrote most of this stuff.  And, being books about
> > magic, he says there's more there than is officially
> > recorded but it's invisible.
> > 
> > I don't know how big a spoiler this will be, but 
> > he also places a significant invisible island in 
> > Lake Michigan.
> > 
> > Knowing this much about /that/ subject, maybe it's
> > hypocritical to say that I prefer less fantasy in 
> > my television shows about major civil engineering
> > projects.
> > 
> > Other cities with a lot of construction underground 
> > which wasn't underground when it was constructed are
> > Anhk-Morpork and Edinburgh.  Come to think, 
> > Harry Dresden also goes to Edinburgh a time or two.
> 
> 
> The engineering proposal has an underground city hundreds of feet deep, 
> like 40 or 50 stories.
> 

One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?

I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that question. 

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#1961643

On 16/08/2015 15:22, Paul wrote:

>
> One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?
>
> I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that question.
>

Wasn't that used to construct the vast secret complex built underwater?

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#1961644

On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 10:32:18 AM UTC-4, Alex W. wrote:
> On 16/08/2015 15:22, Paul wrote:
> 
> >
> > One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?
> >
> > I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that question.
> >
> 
> Wasn't that used to construct the vast secret complex built underwater?

SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!

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#1961655

On 16/08/2015 15:33, Paul wrote:
> On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 10:32:18 AM UTC-4, Alex W. wrote:
>> On 16/08/2015 15:22, Paul wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?
>>>
>>> I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that question.
>>>
>>
>> Wasn't that used to construct the vast secret complex built underwater?
>
> SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
>

I'm a fair way away from the sea, so no worries.

Uh oh ... I think I can hear the approach of black helicopters....

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#1961673

On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
> SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!

I "keel" you!

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#1961679

On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 08:18:04 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net>
wrote:

>On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
>> SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
>
>I "keel" you!

Only if you're a naughty lass.

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#1961750

On 16/08/2015 16:30, Christopher A. Lee wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 08:18:04 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
>>> SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
>>
>> I "keel" you!
>
> Only if you're a naughty lass.
>

Ship happens.

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#1962020

In article <mqq9lk52nlp@news6.newsguy.com>,
 talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:

> On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
> > SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
> 
> I "keel" you!


Is that you, Achmed?

-- 

JD

Išve officially given up trying to find the bottom 
of the barrel that is Republican depravity.--Jidyom 
Rosario, Addicting Info

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#1962062

On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 6:58:01 PM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> In article <mqq9lk52nlp@news6.newsguy.com>,
>  talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
> > > SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
> > 
> > I "keel" you!
> 
> 
> Is that you, Achmed?
> 
No! Who made my arm fall off?! I keel him!

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#1962396

On 17/08/2015 00:47, hypatiab7 wrote:
> On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 6:58:01 PM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>> In article <mqq9lk52nlp@news6.newsguy.com>,
>>   talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
>>>> SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
>>>
>>> I "keel" you!
>>
>>
>> Is that you, Achmed?
>>
> No! Who made my arm fall off?! I keel him!
>

'Tis but a scratch!

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#1962648

On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 6:58:01 PM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> In article <mqq9lk52nlp@news6.newsguy.com>,
>  talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 08/16/2015 07:33 AM, Paul wrote:
> > > SILENCE!  Or the black submarines will hunt you down!
> > 
> > I "keel" you!
> 
> 
> Is that you, Achmed?
> 

Dashing through the sand,
With a bomb strapped to my back,
I have a nasty plan,
For Christmas in Iraq....

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#1962019

In article <03482e89-6357-4e49-8ac2-22176d5a7fef@googlegroups.com>,
 Paul <papa_fox@cybertown.com> wrote:

> On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:16:18 PM UTC-4, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> > In article <68536eb9-a261-4340-acd8-0566c2e4d399@googlegroups.com>,
> >  rja.carnegie@gmail.com wrote:
> > 
> > > On Friday, 14 August 2015 13:53:47 UTC+1, Jeanne Douglas  wrote:
> > > > [_Epic Engineering_]
> > > > Now, tonight I found another episode called "Inside the Underground 
> > > > City". This time the proposal was building an underground Chicago 
> > > > because there's just nowhere else to build. 
> > > 
> > > Did you recently mention the Harry Dresden novels,
> > > or was that someone or somewhere else?  Because
> > > apparently there's a lot underneath Chicago already.
> > 
> > He's been mentioned many times by several different people. I haven't 
> > read the books yet, but I did just rewatch the tv series last year.
> > 
> > 
> > > Really.  <http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php>
> > > ...article kind'a has spoilers for Harry Dresden books.
> > > 
> > > ...although Jim Butcher hadn't been to Chicago when 
> > > he wrote most of this stuff.  And, being books about
> > > magic, he says there's more there than is officially
> > > recorded but it's invisible.
> > > 
> > > I don't know how big a spoiler this will be, but 
> > > he also places a significant invisible island in 
> > > Lake Michigan.
> > > 
> > > Knowing this much about /that/ subject, maybe it's
> > > hypocritical to say that I prefer less fantasy in 
> > > my television shows about major civil engineering
> > > projects.
> > > 
> > > Other cities with a lot of construction underground 
> > > which wasn't underground when it was constructed are
> > > Anhk-Morpork and Edinburgh.  Come to think, 
> > > Harry Dresden also goes to Edinburgh a time or two.
> > 
> > 
> > The engineering proposal has an underground city hundreds of feet deep, 
> > like 40 or 50 stories.
> > 
> 
> One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?
> 
> I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed 
> there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that 
> question. 


Hmmmm, I forget if tghe show discussed that issue.

-- 

JD

Išve officially given up trying to find the bottom 
of the barrel that is Republican depravity.--Jidyom 
Rosario, Addicting Info

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#1963351

On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 07:22:11 -0700 (PDT) in alt.atheism, Paul
<papa_fox@cybertown.com> wrote,
>
>One sticky issue... where would they put all the rock they excavated?
>
>I worked at the Pentagon for a few years, and conspiracy nuts who claimed there was a massive underground complex always went batshit when I asked that question. 

As far as I have heard, there is no shortage of places to put rock.

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