Re: Spike trap in the "Chamber of Light"...

Posted by another_Adam from epsilon.cis.ohio-state.edu on May 08, 2000 at 16:16:04:

In Reply to: Spike trap in the "Chamber of Light"... posted by Fall Guy on May 08, 2000 at 14:36:27:

Most likely it was mystical. Maybe it sensed the movement of the air (i.e., air current causes pendulum to swing, pendulum causes spikes to pop out). The light could have been a "marker".

: Does anyone have a clue how a sensor triggered trap of this kind could
: have been fashioned by an ancient culture? Pressure triggers:
: absolutely! But there were no optical sensors then and wouldn't the
: trap have deployed as soon as it got dark [clouds, nightfall, etc.]?
: Yet it looks as if the trap goes off only for human victims. Or is
: this another mystical element? Fal

Follow Ups:

• Roaches? Micah 17:16:02 5/08/2000 (1)
  • I think you are on to something there! [nm] Fall Guy 17:29:46 5/08/2000 (0)
• There is seemingly not even a draft, though: Fall Guy 16:38:36 5/08/2000 (0)

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