In search of Perpendicular Moisture – Part Eight: The Final Conclusion
The time for gawping was well and truly over. As I screamed back up the tunnel my mind was focused on nothing but escape, on putting as much distance between me and the enormous beat that lurked behind me at the bottom of the cave.
I was surprised to find how light footed I felt, given that I was wearing a pair of big and chunky Timberland Boots. Whether this had anything to do with the physical weight of my boots, as opposed to the immense amount of adrenaline that was now coursing through my veins I couldn’t tell you, but there was no chance I was going to waste any energy trying to figure it out.
Sven was fortunately not too far behind, and as we approached the entrance of the tunnel I began to slow down, as the cave was far narrower here and therefore too tight for the beast to follow us any further. As we regained our breath it seemed to dawn slowly on us both what we had just witnessed. Quite apart from being lucky to escape with our lives, we had pictorial evidence of what was surely the most incredible natural discovery of our time.
We also appeared to have a possible cause for the mysterious Perpendicular Moisture theory. The intense heat given off from the beast could potentially be causing the ground directly above its lair to hold substantially more heat that the surrounding jungle floor. It was by no means the most important thing on our minds right now, but it meant we had the grounds to employ a much bigger team to continue work on the theory.
As I looked back on the events of the past few days I became deeply sentimental, and about the strangest of things. I never thought it could be possible to truly love an inanimate object, but my oh my did I love my trusty, hard wearing, ever reliable and fantastically comfortable (not to mention comforting) Timberland Boots.
I was surprised to find how light footed I felt, given that I was wearing a pair of big and chunky Timberland Boots. Whether this had anything to do with the physical weight of my boots, as opposed to the immense amount of adrenaline that was now coursing through my veins I couldn’t tell you, but there was no chance I was going to waste any energy trying to figure it out.
Sven was fortunately not too far behind, and as we approached the entrance of the tunnel I began to slow down, as the cave was far narrower here and therefore too tight for the beast to follow us any further. As we regained our breath it seemed to dawn slowly on us both what we had just witnessed. Quite apart from being lucky to escape with our lives, we had pictorial evidence of what was surely the most incredible natural discovery of our time.
We also appeared to have a possible cause for the mysterious Perpendicular Moisture theory. The intense heat given off from the beast could potentially be causing the ground directly above its lair to hold substantially more heat that the surrounding jungle floor. It was by no means the most important thing on our minds right now, but it meant we had the grounds to employ a much bigger team to continue work on the theory.
As I looked back on the events of the past few days I became deeply sentimental, and about the strangest of things. I never thought it could be possible to truly love an inanimate object, but my oh my did I love my trusty, hard wearing, ever reliable and fantastically comfortable (not to mention comforting) Timberland Boots.