Any problems so far? You bet. For openers, it doesn’t work right. But I called a mini-meeting of the club late this afternoon and the word is that the concept is sound enough to carry on. The premise of the kit allows the operator to correctly guess any value of a resistor that the show Judge picks at random. Laugh if you want, it still took me hours of deep thought to realize this was the potential “tie-breaker”. The other requirements remain, some of which I’ll mention. It must have a bright light, a simple on-off switch, a size of less than 4”x6”, cost less than $49, and ship for five bucks. These are hardly concerns of the strict engineer type. As such, this is a more complicated undertaking.
My, look at this. The property in Lake Worth is back on the market at $2,400 less than a week ago. No, I have not gone up there yet for a look, but now I’m in no rush at all. There’s the theory that if that price drops much more, somebody else will get it. I don’t care. In my position, $2,400 is nothing to sneeze at. I know what price I’d pay and it has not dropped there yet. I have everything to gain by waiting and it is not like I’m over a barrel and have to buy or stay out in the cold, literally. If this goes right, I’d just pat myself on the back and point out how long ago I’d planned for such a situation. Don’t advertise like you have to sell and expect me to meet your price.
The midway up at the casino is gone. They packed up and left last night. Here is a shot of the loaded truck. I was impressed how they maxed out the space compared to simply loading the ride on an ordinary trailer. Aren’t computers wonderful?
ADDENDUM
UFO speculation is always good for the blog. But if you’re like me, you get weary of each new claim of proof using the same old pictures. Or photoshopped Martians. My biggest beef with that crowd is that their “proof” is always something they would expect to see. Zero creativity, they have no imagination, yet I would think anything from outer space is supposed look like nothing I’ve never seen before. However, there is the occasional documentary that raises questions. Here is a video of Operation Highjump that is worth a look. Why, indeed, would a scientific expedition to Antarctica require an aircraft carrier?
Do I have a theory? Sort of, but not very well worked-out. There is no doubt the “scientific expediton” of 1946 was a military strike force that eventually retreated at high speed. Many South American newspapers published (at that time) articles of UFO encounters, but these are routinely dismissed as nonsense. My theory is sort of that Germany had experienced their own Roswell-esque incident in the 1930s which accounts for their much-the-same technological leap ahead as was to happen in America later.
Here is one quote I can’t explain by an eye-witness named Sireson:
“They flew vertically out of the water in a fury, slipping between the masts of the ships with such speed, that the air flow perturbed and dislodged the radio antenna. I didn’t have time to blink an eye, the two Corsairs from the Casablanca were slain by some kind of mysterious ray shot from the nose section of the flying saucers. They then dived into the water near the ships. At the time I was on the Casablanca’s deck, and saw it as you now see me. I didn’t understand, these objects were silent as they floated between ships like a Satanic beast spitting deadly fire.
Then I saw the destroyer ‘Murdoch’, which was about 120 feet away; the flames flashed and it began to sink. Despite the danger, rescue teams and lifeboats were immediately dispatched to the disaster site from other ships; the nightmare lasted about twenty minutes.
When the saucers again dived under the water, we evaluated our losses. They were terrifying.”
Why is this quote any different? Well, it is the first one that combined
