/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3582865

Belay that, can't find them offhand.

http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/sci/thread/1053327
http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/sci/thread/1063134
http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/sci/thread/1080627
http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/sci/thread/1098352
http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/sci/thread/1140077

Text only, sorry. Part 2 is on the 4chanarchive, and has images.
http://4chanarchive.org/brchive/dspl_thread.php5?thread_id=1063134

>>3582698
They were, but green-oval has removed images now. I'll look for my local copies.

>>3582495

Long saga last summer. I found an abandoned & condemned factory with a 'relatively' intact lab complex, I photographed and explored it, rescued the surviving useful equipment with /sci/'s help, over the course of about two weeks and many threads. The factory itself is just as interesting as the labs though, if not more so.

>>3582510

The Norfolk/Suffolk/Essex end of operations.

>>3582313

I know someone who acts like that, when under stress or other certain circumstances, but they've been unable to get a diagnosis of the actual problem, other than 'it probably isn't epilepsy'. Could you explain your situation somewhat?

>>3582175

I've seen Sealand. It's just a large rusting iron table, there's nothing to it. The best use of it would be to provide a law-free website hosting farm, for otherwise illegal content, and obviously a tax haven.

> What should the brain do?

Take a break from the LSD.

Then go left.

Mix cornflour and water, makes a non-Newtonian fluid - it becomes firm under pressure, but is otherwise liquid. Add water to the cornflour, not the other way around, and add it slowly otherwise you dilute too far.

Sodium acetate is an interesting one, you've already done half of it, but it's slightly awkward to prepare in the kitchen alone.

>>3581899

I think my girlfriend might object. There will be similar places in your country too, just look around abandoned places and see what you can find, it's amazing what's left.

I'll bump sporadically with photos, and post again over the next few evenings so that the UK people have a good chance to see it.

Equipment required, in rough order of importance: good shoes, good supply of water, a torch, mobile (ideally with email access), camera, grimeproof gloves, food (or money to buy some, there are shops and fast food places nearby), backpack to keep it all in. Also any meds you might need, obviously.

What not to bring: weapons, tools, extra people. The former two will turn it into a criminal endeavour rather than civil, which is very illegal, and the latter will just fill the ranks up prematurely. /sci/ons only, unless you really have good reason for the extra.

The site explore will take a considerable amount of time. It took me 6 hours to look over the main site properly, and 4 for the other part - and I still haven't seen it all, there's an air raid shelter that still eludes me somewhere. With me as a guide then you can skip the boring stuff, but it'll still be a long trip if you want to see it all.

Thus, I propose an expedition this weekend, for anyone local enough. The location is in the east of England - if you can get over there on this weekend, either Saturday or Sunday morning, email M8R-rn43ep@mailinator.com, and let me know your rough location, whether you're driving or using the railways, which major cities you can get to, to give me an idea of acceptable range (if there's any restriction), and whether Saturday or Sunday would be preferable. Also, if you'd be prepared to give non-driving people a lift from the initial meeting point to the site, then state car capacity - if we can't get everyone into the car pool then we'll all have to go by foot, which isn't ideal. I'll collate all the info and email you back if you're in range, and decide the better day based on people's availability. I'd suggest aiming for the Saturday morning though.

Why email? Threads 404, messages get missed, people might want to keep their info private, and it seems the best way to organise it in a discrete manner. It is still private property, despite abandoned/condemned status, and whilst it's not illegal to look around, it is frowned upon.

If there's more than say 10 people there then we might have to split into two groups or something - it's meant to be an exploration, not a flashmob. If there's major interest then I may have to rethink how to organise it.

Interesting news! Due to the recent discussion of the lab saga, I went back to the main site to confirm what the current situation was. It turns out the plans changed, and the site's now destined for commercial usage as a supermarket and depot - and most importantly, hasn't actually been flattened yet, although it's still pending.

In the past people have expressed an interest in visiting the site, and whilst I won't yet publicise the location, I can show a local group around. Thereafter I can give it out, but I don't want to just give the location away onto the internet at large, and launch a mad free for all with people trying to pile in 'before everyone else'.

>>3527400

I won't say exactly where it was - but it's not intact any more, it's levelled, and half-built houses occupy the site. There's nothing left to see. :(

My favourite photos in the set are the ones where nature's taken over again, eg one of the offices has a small lawn in the centre, the rooftop guttering has moss gardens, and in some cases small trees growing. There's even a set of pigeon holes (for paperwork) which have been taken over by actual pigeons, for nesting in.

http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/cpi27wd1ymlyavon6qvilcrvz3zo76yw

The picture attached, was the centre of the factory floor - this is without artificial lighting, and the rooftop windows had been covered by moss. You can just about see the 10-foot deep pit in the middle of the room, where machinery used to stand, there's a light-enhanced photo in the set as well. This is the reason I avoided the centre areas, until I had several powerful torches to hand.

I've started them uploading - I really can't be arsed with the captcha on here, so it'll be an external gallery with links to images that require further commentary.

I've also included a photo of an overhead photo (yo dawg) of the site which I found in an office, and highlighted the lab locations. It's hard to appreciate the scale from the photos alone, it really is gigantic. You could fit a few supermarkets into the main factory floor, and still have room for a carpark.

>>3526863

I answered that question so many times it became an ongoing joke in the threads. No methlabs, I have better things to do with my life.

>>3526892

Sorry to disappoint you, but the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

>>3526902

Somewhere in the east of England.

>>3526923

Shall do then. It'll take a while to sort and upload, I had this batch archived.

I noticed the demolition signs up outside the complex, thought it looked interesting, and just went for an explore. Wasn't expecting to find laboratories, but oddly enough they were the places that seemed the least damaged. Copper/wiring thieves don't seem to care much about lab/glassware, other than smashing some of it for shits & giggles.

I do have some more photographs of the factory itself, if anyone wants to see them - after the initial explore I went around the parts I missed the first time, it's mostly industrial decay, but still very interesting.

>>3525975

I noticed the demolition signs up outside the complex, thought it looked interesting, and just went for an explore. Wasn't expecting to find laboratories, but oddly enough they were the places that the least damaged. Copper/wiring thieves don't seem to care much about lab/glassware, other than smashing some of it for shits & giggles. I do have some more photographs of the factory itself, if anyone wants to see them - after the initial explore I went around the parts I missed the first time, it's mostly industrial decay, but still very interesting.

>>3521643
>That would be pretty neat, what with being able to have soil and plants et al. A miniature ecosystem beneath the waves, all for the pleasure of the hamsternauts.

A word of caution here, one of my interests concerns terrariums, or sealed bottle gardens/biospheres. When plant matter rots, you usually get a white mould growing on the remains - and in a still, damp atmosphere it will take over everything, like a microscopic triffid. Can't stress enough how pernicious that stuff is.

Additionally, if a large plant moulders, it may well release CO2 faster than your bioreactors can absorb it.

>>3521643
>That would be pretty neat, what with being able to have soil and plants et al. A miniature ecosystem beneath the waves, all for the pleasure of the hamsternauts.

A word of caution here, one of my interests concerns terrariums, or sealed bottle gardens/biospheres. When plant matter rots, you usually get a white mould growing on the remains - and in a still, damp atmosphere it will take over everything, like a microscopic triffid. Can't stress how pernicious that stuff is.

Additionally, if a large plant moulders, it may well release CO2 faster than your bioreactors can absorb it.

>>3523509

Oddly enough I do actually keep pet rats... they're not lab rats though.

>>3523545

I do have the originals on my PC, but that's not in my current location. http://chanarchive.org/4chan/sci/7591/lab-raid-part-2 has links to full-size pictures, and the two imagebam links in the first post have a lot more (including some that weren't posted)

>>3523560
Cheers. :)

>>3523471

The copper was actually removed beforehand, it often is, even in places that are temporarily closed. A lot of the walls and flooring had been ripped up in the plant, and someone had taken a JCB to the parts near the on-site substation.

Demolition was completed ages ago, and it's on the way to being a housing estate.

>>3523399, >>3523432

Hope you both enjoyed the ride as much as I did. :)

The huge machine was a spectrometer, it's mentioned in thread 3 (I believe), and it disappeared between my exploration of the factory, and my posting on here about it. Probably pikey'd for scrap. :( And it's just the one girl these days (and she's a chemistry geek too).

Colonel: I know it's not all magnets, but it doesn't half feel it some nights.