Greetings all!

I was watching "The Deadly Mantis" on our Sci-Fi channel just now
and was treated to the appearance of a Versalog SR (Hemmi or K&E because
of its "L" shaped end braces). It was being used first by one
"scientist" at a meeting in the Pentagon. I roared with laughter because
the poor nebbish was holding the Rule very gingerly, as if he thought
that it would explode in his hands at any moment! :-) It was
ridiculously obvious that he didn't know how to use one. Later in the
movie, the main character was actually giving the appearance that he
knew how to use it.

It makes me wonder though, if only we could look at these shots in a
close up, how many Slide Rules would we see being held UPSIDE DOWN!
:-)=)

If you get the chance, do watch the movie. Those scenes are funny as
heck, and overall the rest of it isn't that bad.

Cheers to all! Larry Stewart, in the deep Northern freezer!


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