[Tech1] Lightning strike

[Graeme Wall]

That’s the guy, I remember him bringing the prototype in one day to show somebody, we tried to get him to demonstrate it in an empty studio but he, wisely, declined.
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Graeme Wall


> On 4 Apr 2021, at 10:21, Geoffrey Hawkes <geoff.hawkes134 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That would’ve been Pete Valentine,
> Geoff
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>> On 4 Apr 2021, at 09:38, Graeme Wall via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Talking of radio-controlled model helicopters, who was the TM2 who was building his own back in the 70s when it was thought it wasn’t possible to fly one?
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>> Graeme Wall
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>>> On 4 Apr 2021, at 09:34, patheigham via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>>> I thoroughly enjoyed reading Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, while at school. He became a riverboat pilot, but his piloting career was cut short when riverboat traffic ceased at the start of the Civil War. "Mark Twain" means the second mark on a line that measured depth, signifying two fathoms, or 12 feet, which was a safe depth for riverboats. The river was beset with underwater sandbanks that constantly shifted, hence soundings were taken all the time.
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>>> I always wanted to build a model stern-wheeler – maybe steam powered, and radio controlled, with a sound reproducer inside, playing selections from the B & W Minstrels! Never got around to it, though.
>>> I remember that recently, this forum had a chat sequence about KeilKraft balsawood kits of model aircraft, using Jetex solid fuel motors. Could never afford R/C kit, sadly. Now, little R/C cars are incredibly cheap, and my cousin, who is only a few years younger than I, has a small remote controlled helicopter.
>>> Pat
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>>> From: Alan Taylor via Tech1
>>> Sent: 03 April 2021 20:34
>>> To: tech1
>>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] Lightning strike
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>>> Obviously, the Mark Twain quote which you are seeking is …
>>> “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.“
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>>> Alan Taylor
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