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Opened an old scientific instrument to see if it works... (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, that's quite a shrewd way of going about it.

Since it's not emitting anything the power it needs will be way less that something emitting its own signal and then checking for bounces which is how I naveivelly expected it would work.

Cheers for the detailed explanation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a running list where I have been collecting words that I like for the last few years.

"Shrewd" is a good word and it's going on my list. Thank you for the contribution.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Curiously, it's one of those words that for me feels enjoyable to use yet I seldom have a chance to do so :)