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[Moontanman]

Theory and Practice

The machine is finished, I am writing this for all the people who thought my idea of shrinking matter via the mass subspace exchange would never work. I have been shrinking small objects inside the test chamber for weeks. So far the ratio of shrinkage to half-life has been constant. No problems have occurred even when shrinking live animals. The animals inside the chamber acted normal and regained their natural size on time just like the inanimate test objects.

Today I completed my full size shrinking chamber and intend to shrink myself for a 72 hour jaunt around the back yard. I have my 4X4 ATV with a trailer, 12 gauge shot gun with 200 rounds of ammunition, 9mm pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition, camping gear, food fuel and everything I might possibly need to spend 72 hours in the jungle that my back yard will almost certainly seem to be when I am 4” tall.

I’ve done some preliminary studies of the back yard and found that fire ants and wolf spiders will probably be the worst threats. The wolf spiders can be as much as 3” across and will seem at my miniaturized size major predators! Fire ants will be threat especially if they attack in large numbers but I think I’ll be able to avoid them since I know where the colonies are. Crickets will be a threat as well, much like bears, crickets will eat anything plant or animal living or dead but my fire power should be able to handle anything I run across in my expedition.

The chamber is 10’by 10’ by 8’ and will shrink down to 8” tall and 10” by 10” around. I have written up my entire trip and plan to follow my plan to the letter. After the shrinkage has occurred I will open the sealed door and proceed out into the garage. I will leave the garage door open 6” to give me room to drive out into the yard I plan to make for the rose bushes by night fall and make camp there.

In the morning I will pack up my gear and drive to the end of my lot and explore the woodpile and see if I can rustle up some game to shoot. I think it would be great fun to bring down a wolf spider or maybe a large lizard. From there I will make for the garden pond and make camp on the edge of the waterfall. I look forward to spending the night beside the waterfall, it should be spectacular from my standpoint of 4” tall. I’ve brought along some fishing gear and maybe I can catch some dragonfly larvae or even shoot an adult dragonfly!

The next morning I plan to make way to the area under the deck to investigate the ant lion dens, maybe observe first hand the ant lions making a kill. The way under the deck will be the most dangerous, lots of objects for hunter type insects to hide under. Large palmetto bugs and maybe even a mouse. From there I plan to make it back to the garage and wait inside for the shrinking process to reverse it’s self inside out of sigh of my neighbors eyes.



This last will go on my tape recorder, I will record the audio of my entire journey here so I can make notes later. I will have a digital video recorder with me but I won’t start it until I get outside the chamber.

Well it’s time, I’ve folded up the letter and placed in a prominent place in case something goes wrong out in the yard, best to be safe than sorry, inside the chamber it is quiet, sealed up and waiting. I’ve let the capacitors charge for a week now to store up the energy needed to make the “shrink” It’s time to go, I push the button on the remote and…. Wow, a flash of violet light is all I saw, I felt nothing! The door is opening automatically, I’m firing up the ATV and heading out!

Damn, the ATV is stalling out! (Sound of coughing engine on the tape) whoa, I’m getting dizzy, sparkles in front of my eyes, (a thud on the tape and then silence)



Record of the investigating officer, Sergeant Smith, the body was found inside the garage just outside a small room built in the garage. An envelope with ranting of some sort of expedition into the back yard was found. Cause of death is asphyxiation but no reason for the lack of oxygen has been found. The body was inside a garage with the door partly open, plenty of air should have been available even if the ATV was running. The ignition of the ATV was on but the engine was fully gassed up and hadn’t been running long when the death occurred. It’s almost like he just ran out of air, no reason for this apparent lack of air was found. A tape found on the body only described some sort of delusion about seeing flashes and the sound of the ATV engine cutting out.

What could possibly have killed this guy?