Secret doorway in UK Parliament leads to historical treasure trove

Post by everyone » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 3:43 PM UTC

noisy_boy wrote: post #57

When I was a young boy, I had fantasies of such secret doorways/passages/treasures being everywhere due to consumption of copious stories/comics involving such plots. When I did visit old ruins/temples etc, my searching eyes would be looking for that overlooked odd stone that was waiting for centuries just to be pushed so that it can reveal its ancient secrets. Reading this discovery of the secret doorway sort of gav…

Post by chrisseaton » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:09 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #60

My honest first question when I read this is: Isn't knowing about every single passage and doorway absolutely critical to security in a facility where high risk persons work? It seems absolutely crazy to me to think that, as a US comparison, they would let the President go anywhere that might have passages the Secret Service is unaware of.

Post by dijit » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:16 PM UTC

jsilence wrote: post #64

HendrikR wrote: post #62

Most remarkable: "The bulb that still worked after 70 years" - "A light switch - probably installed in the 1950s - illuminated a large Osram bulb marked 'HM Government Property'."

Yes there is a lightbulb conspiracy among producers that deliberately and jointly shortened the life span of their products in order to ramp up sales.

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:33 PM UTC

dijit wrote: post #65

jsilence wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes there is a lightbulb conspiracy among producers that deliberately and jointly shortened the life span of their products in order to ramp up sales.

There's some truth to the fact that lightbulbs don't last as long as they used to; but there's a lot to unpick here. First: This bulb was not turned on, and a light-bulb in storage does not degrade, there's no oxidisation happening inside the bulb itself. Second: heavy filaments consume more power to emit light, and a heavy filament is the requirement to have a long-lived bulb Third: Even with a heavy filament, bulbs…

Post by jpollock » Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:44 PM UTC

MockObject wrote: post #66

everyone wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me and my friend once discovered one when we were kids.. Dunno what age we were, say 8.. We were exploring this abandoned country estate house that was near his house.. In a library there was one shelf that was still filled with books, turns they were fake books and the shelf was a door. It led to a stone staircase going down to a little underground chapel.. It was super creepy at the time.. Awesome experience tho. I…

I wonder why anyone would take such pains to hide an innocent chapel.