/lounge/ - sushi social

>>23925
Maybe you should try and get involved in local urbanex communities. There may be something like a database in the community.
Good luck!

>>23925
You can look at satellite images around railroads and maybe they lead to an abandoned place. It rly depends on your location (=⌒‿‿⌒=)

>>23925

It all depends on where you live sushi

if going with a group is not a problem, then searching for terms like URBAN EXPLORATION (yourcity) would be a good idea. Take in mind that a big chunk of the groups will probably use mainstream social media sites like instagram, facebook or telegram

there's a high chance that youll find a community or website dedicated to urban exploration in your city

the other option you've got, is to basically explore the city by yourself and pinpoint locations that might be abandoned. Be careful with homeless people though

at least in my city, most abandoned places have people living inside them, and sometimes, they are there because they have untreated mental illnesses or because they are really really poor, which pushes them to being aggressive, so you always have to watch out

If you end up going to an abandoned place, be sure to post some pics sushi! I'd be interested in seeing them

I kinda want to fuck around in an abandoned mine nearby but I'm afraid of getting caught.

I want to do this too but issue is if it is in sight of anyone or turns out not abandoned then I could get in trouble for trespassing.

>>24021
>abandoned mine
IIRC that could be (extremely) dangerous without an SCBA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-contained_breathing_apparatus

>>24083
Thank you for warning me about this. I'll keep this in mind.

>>24021
>>24083
You might know the "canary in the coal mine" idiom.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canary_in_a_coal_mine
>the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately
That's the "extreme danger", because the point where you notice something is wrong could be past the point of no return.

>>23925
What constitutes safety training?
>>24021
What mines exist around me fill the mainshaft when they're finished with concrete to seal it off. I think it's a shame and needlessly restrictive/wasteful, if they are to do anything it would be cooler if they flooded it, presuming the conditions of the mine don't toxify the liquid. Then it could at least be used for scuba diving (certification required as well as backup lighting both on-person and through generator-switch if safety concerns must be appeased) and at most be used in an attempt to create a subterranean waterbody ecosystem by introducing suitable fauna in the right order. Alternatively, a more pragmatic use would be to convert them to bomb bunkers whether for people or for crucial goods, the elevator and venting infastructure already exists if the mine is manned, and having more of them can't possibly be a bad thing.

>>24162
Very rarely could you deliberately flood a mine, it's not like minecraft where rocks prevent all water from entering or exiting the hole, there's usually a groundwater connection and the mine will naturally flood up to the groundwater table once the mining company stops pumping out the water. Mines (like caves) can also temporarily flood to higher levels during rainstorms which is another thing that can make them dangerous to explore.

Additionally, depending on the geology of the site, the mining may expose sulfide minerals which will quickly acidify water, and may expose heavy metals which will also readily dissolve in said acidified water. Or salt mines will be so saline that almost nothing can live in the water. They generally do not make for good aquatic habitats.

You could use the areas above the high flood line for storage or something I guess. The issue becomes maintaining the equipment for safe access.

>>24164
I didn't think of the porosity going both ways, which considering the weight of water above the table, yeah, would cause recess. Although maybe there'd be a chance for intake to exceed outtake in wetter locations. Thankfully the solubility of something in water allows it to be pumped out, so maybe troglohaven could still work, since it doesn't depend on a stable water level, but the effort and time wouldn't be done for the novelty unless the soluble resource was efficiently attained that way. I imagine this would likely extend to any use, but maybe some agro-industrial use of a resevoir could carry enough incentive for a wet use to have merit. For dry use, How difficult would it be to permanently seal? If the pumping is generally done out of practacaility as opposed to neccessity I would think you could have foresight on future conversion and seal it from the start. I wonder if the pressure differential far enough down could be useful for anything. Because similarly, part of the appeal of converting it for storage/shelter use is also that it's very stable in temperature.

This isn't really a reply and more of a restatement; but given the variety of incentives of using things underground along with difficulties/expense in excavating, and that the severity of issues with doing so are contextual, even if it doesn't work in most circumstances there's enough potential incentive for repurposing to be considered, such that sealing it in a way that impedes future repurposing is still dumb even if an immediate use doesn't seem practical. Only in an area where the subsidence of the mine is an issue would it seem wise. Although, in retrospect they probably just seal the entrance most of the time, which would be boring but not worthy of the same distaste.

Also your pic reminded me of hearing about how some ant's construct their hills in ways to deal with flooding, would you by chance know of any interesting information sources related to them or other crafty bugs?