Just finished watching the end of a made for TV movie on the Disney Channel
called "Full Court Miracle" about a basketball team at a Jewish school. At
the end of the tournament the power goes out due to a thunderstorm, but the
teams agree to play till the emergency generator runs out of fuel. As the
boys resume play, the algebra teacher, outside at the generator in the
rain, pulls a 10" duplex slide rule from under his overcoat and uses it to
figure out how much longer the generator will be able to run on the
available fuel. He first used it to measure the amount of fuel left in the
glass sight on the tank! Could have been a Versalog or K&E log log
rule. If you get the Disney Channel on cable, you can still catch the
movie. It will be on 2-3 more times this week.

Makes me wonder, any of you diehard slide rule/basketball fans take your
10" Duplex to the basketball game with you? :)

Adam

Adam Coleman
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"It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
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