Speleophysics

[Rhys]

I just stumbled on a copy of Physics World with caving on the front cover. Vaguely worth a read...

http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/the-october-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/

 

[Joe Duxbury]

This is the blurb about the 'spelophysics' article from the 'Physics World' website:

'Unchartered underground ? Taking the rigour of physics to the nether world, a handful of scientists are combining their favourite hobby with their day job, exploring how underground caves form, evolve and move water from one place to another.'

If this is an accurate summary, isn't this usually known as 'geology' and 'hydrology'? Would one of the 'handful of scientists' care to enlighten us as to why this branch of science needs a new label?

 

[TheBitterEnd]

 

[cavermark]

Thought it was known as geomorphology. ..

Is the nether world made up of nether regions?

 

[Rhys]

It's an American team who seem to have created a new term. Here's their stuff:

http://www.speleophysics.com/

 

[bograt]

Speleology has always always been good enough for me! ---(although the dipthong is often included by the purists-!!)

 

[mikem]

No surprise, the Americans couldn't even call it caving, but spelunking...

Mike

 

[Joe Duxbury]

No surprise, the Americans ... call it ... spelunking

It's only American non-cavers that call it that. Our transatlantic speleo cousins have rejected such infantile terminology. We are all cavers, now.

 

[Amy]

No surprise, the Americans ... call it ... spelunking

It's only American non-cavers that call it that. Our transatlantic speleo cousins have rejected such infantile terminology. We are all cavers, now.

Now there was a recent discussion to call ourselves speleologists because the govt branded cavers as evil enviornment haters (false of course but whats a government if not to slander groups of people?). There is a small push to change away from caver again. I doubt it will occur, though.

 

[bograt]

No surprise, the Americans ... call it ... spelunking

It's only American non-cavers that call it that. Our transatlantic speleo cousins have rejected such infantile terminology. We are all cavers, now.

Now there was a recent discussion to call ourselves speleologists because the govt branded cavers as evil enviornment haters (false of course but whats a government if not to slander groups of people?). There is a small push to change away from caver again. I doubt it will occur, though.

AAH--Patriotic 'land of the free' supporters?----