Will a cellphone work underground?

On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:36:04 PM UTC-5, Phil Allison wrote:

jurb...@gmail.com wrote:


Saved by the bell.


** A phrase that originated in the world of boxing.

Not too hard to figure.


.... Phil

Nope. In the old days every once in a while someone got exhumed for whatever reason and they found scratch marks inside the coffin indicating that they buried someone who was unconscious or in a coma.

So they started leaving a hole in the casket with a string attached to a bell so if someone wakes up not dead they can ring the bell get let out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_coffin

Nowadays with embalming this is obviously no longer a problem.

 

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In article <758fb648-d2c3-4b12-9e6d-f22165054897@googlegroups.com>,
jurb6006@gmail.com says...

On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:36:04 PM UTC-5, Phil Allison wrote:
jurb...@gmail.com wrote:


Saved by the bell.


** A phrase that originated in the world of boxing.

Not too hard to figure.


.... Phil

Nope. In the old days every once in a while someone got exhumed for whatever reason and they found scratch marks inside the coffin indicating that they buried someone who was unconscious or in a coma.

So they started leaving a hole in the casket with a string attached to a bell so if someone wakes up not dead they can ring the bell get let out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_coffin

Nowadays with embalming this is obviously no longer a problem.

Didn't they call that a "Dead Ringer" ?

Jamie

 

On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 4:46:25 PM UTC-4, Tim Wescott wrote:

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:25:18 +0000, default wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 03:55:47 -0500, electron206 wrote:

Someone was joking around, saying he wanted to be buried with a
cellphone so he can spook certain people after he dies. Another guy
said that a cellphone would not work underground. Well, I dont plan ot
be buried with a cellphone, but I'm now wondering if a cell would work
underground. For example, in a cave or tunnel... Or can a sewer worker
make calls when they are working in sewer pipes under a city? (If not,
how do they communicate with fellow workers above ground?)

they don't work in subways

Seems to me they could be made to work in subways, or at least in the
stations, but they haven't seen fit to install the electronics yet...

I was doing some work for a client associated with putting cell phone
service into large buildings and subways. But it was in 2008, and their
customers pulled the plug when the shit hit the fan.

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www.wescottdesign.com

New York City subways have "Transit Wireless" program, cellphone service in most major stations, more to come (provided by co-located nanocells, of course): http://www.mta.info/news-wi-fi-transit-wireless-subway/2015/11/12/start-next-phase-connect-37-stations-brooklyn-and