# Anybody ever Use a Bore Scope?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-a-bore-scope/405963
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-a-bore-scope/405963 "2007-05-29T18:32:11Z")
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### Author: ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-a-bore-scope/405963/1 "2007-05-29T18:32:11Z")

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I have been wondering about an old tomb, in a semi-abandoned graveyard in the country. There is no name on the structure-just the date (1854). the door is locked, but these is a crack around the door. Would a bore scope enable you to read any inscriptions inside? Or do you have to have the head right up next to what you want to see?