OT Dr Strangelove Calculator

[martin griffith]

One of the most annoying but fascinating things about the internet is
being distracted from investigating something and ending up in a
totally different sphere of interest.

todays first misdirection was
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/
and how to make one
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/brico.html


martin

 

[John Larkin]

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:09:42 +0200, martin griffith
<martingriffith@XXyahoo.co.uk> wrote:

One of the most annoying but fascinating things about the internet is
being distracted from investigating something and ending up in a
totally different sphere of interest.

todays first misdirection was
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/
and how to make one
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/brico.html


martin

Yeah, I have one, in a plastic bag in a pocket stuck to the back cover
of the 1977 hardcover edition. It's really a nice piece of work. It's
not in the 1950 paperback.

Pretty grim stuff.

Also interesting:

The Atomic Bomb Collection of video DVDs, narrated by William Shatner.

100 Suns, by Michael Light. Big pics of nuke tests.

The Curve of Binding Energy, by John McPhee

The Los Alamos Primer, Robert Serber, ed by Richard Rhodes;
how to build a bomb.


John

 

[Ken Taylor]

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:09:42 +0200, martin griffith
martingriffith@XXyahoo.co.uk> wrote:

One of the most annoying but fascinating things about the internet is
being distracted from investigating something and ending up in a
totally different sphere of interest.

todays first misdirection was
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/
and how to make one
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/brico.html


martin


Yeah, I have one, in a plastic bag in a pocket stuck to the back cover
of the 1977 hardcover edition. It's really a nice piece of work. It's
not in the 1950 paperback.

Pretty grim stuff.

Also interesting:

The Atomic Bomb Collection of video DVDs, narrated by William Shatner.

100 Suns, by Michael Light. Big pics of nuke tests.

The Curve of Binding Energy, by John McPhee

The Los Alamos Primer, Robert Serber, ed by Richard Rhodes;
how to build a bomb.


John

Is that actually the slide rule the good Doctor uses in the movie?

Ken

 

[Don Lancaster]

martin griffith wrote:

One of the most annoying but fascinating things about the internet is
being distracted from investigating something and ending up in a
totally different sphere of interest.

todays first misdirection was
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/
and how to make one
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/brico.html


martin

We have been selling similar items for years.
100% authentic mint condition no less.

Except we call them nuclear holocost fashion accessories.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ100QQfrtsZ200QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsassZabeja
Should go up in auction format again in a week or two.

Can't you just picture some hapless corporal standing outside madly
spinning the wheels on these slide rules, and "Dang! There goes another
one!"

We also have the topo plotting overlays available.

--
Many thanks,

Don Lancaster
Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
voice: (928)428-4073 email: don@tinaja.com

Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

 

[Ken Taylor]

"Don Lancaster" <don@tinaja.com> wrote in message
news:42F0F21C.1000803@tinaja.com...

martin griffith wrote:
One of the most annoying but fascinating things about the internet is
being distracted from investigating something and ending up in a
totally different sphere of interest.

todays first misdirection was
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/
and how to make one
http://www.fourmilab.ch/bombcalc/brico.html


martin


We have been selling similar items for years.
100% authentic mint condition no less.

Except we call them nuclear holocost fashion accessories.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ100QQfrtsZ200QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsassZabeja
Should go up in auction format again in a week or two.

Can't you just picture some hapless corporal standing outside madly
spinning the wheels on these slide rules, and "Dang! There goes another
one!"

We also have the topo plotting overlays available.

--
Many thanks,

Don Lancaster
Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
voice: (928)428-4073 email: don@tinaja.com

Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

And might I say Don's service when selling this item is excellent!

Cheers.

Ken