Stuck in a hole 1,000ft. underground? Meh, text me. [Invention]

**Sweet jesus…I meant “hole”…not “whole”. And the Mondays strike again…**

Feel like chttn it ^ in SMS form at 60 feet under? Most tech savy humans know that such feats are impossible due to the impenetrable nature of our sweet mother earth. You know how it is, rock and dirt decimate cellular signals. But a young 16-year old kid by the name of Alexander Kendrick spent his free time tinkering with gadgets alone in his room instead of drinking behind the garage with his buddies is now on track to becoming a scientific hero with his new invention. Meet the collapsible, underground cellular tower.

Being able to send quick text messages when deep underground has its obvious benefits with danger and bodily harm being two chief reasons. In it’s current form (pictured above), even being collapsible the tower is still a bit unwieldy and large to tote around. Researchers and companies already marketing the underground cell tower are working on making it smaller — much smaller — so that it can actually be carried to and deployed in the tightest spaces of the deep underworld.

Besides saving countless lives in the future, cutting cave rescue times dramatically, and bettering spelunking as a whole, Alexander also managed to make out with a new computer, a trip to Switzerland, and $12,000 in cash for entering and winning his invention in the 2009 International Science Fair. Bravo Alex.

See kiddies, it pays to tinker with gadgets.

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Author: Mike Norris

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