I recently picked up a DVD copy of "the Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (Aired on Fox 1993-94)While watching the episode "No Mans Land" (episode 4) I noticed a scene where Prof. Wickwire is shown using a slide rule to calculate the optimum height to hoist a bale of hay in order to take out a bad guy. I couldn't tell the exact model, possibly a K&E.

New subject. Yesterday, on a whim, I typed in "slide rule" on the Barnes & Noble site while browsing for books for my Nook. Much to my surprise, the search returned 51 matches. "Slide Rule" by Nevil Shute ($11.99), one was an instruction manual that sold for 99cents, and the rest were old manuals that were out of copyright, and therefore FREE.

Jim Beaver
Math Dept.
Gerlach High School