Viagra would seem to be an "after dropping" pill. It helps you to get it up after having dropped it. Ken in snowy Toronto > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jesse Livingston > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:30 PM > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Digital Angle Guage > > Hubert, > > Don't feel badly about dropping things. You have several years on me and > I > have already noticed how easy it is to drop things. Maybe they make an > anti-drop pill, something like Viagra? that can help us old people. I > have > to be careful about dropping things in my shop as they seem to vanish into > a > black hole or something!. Maybe if I cleared out 30 years of floor mess > it > would help, but that would only allow round objects to roll farther into > the > black hole and be more difficult to locate. I really ought to be down in > the shop working on my next project for a possible LSOR article, but here > I > sit pecking away at the keyboard. > > Jesse in icy but melting thank goodness, Troy, TN USA. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:00 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Digital Angle Guage > > > > Goodness Ken - Instant reply! > > > > Yes, but the readout does show the 0.05 degrees. Even the 0.1 degrees > is > > light years ahead of squinting at an engraved 'protractor'. I thought > > of > > splashing out on the digital protractor, but decided that at this price, > > and > > bearing in mind their good reputation as a supplier, the cheaper version > > was > > a reasonable gamble. It is also very sturdily made and may survive my > > clumsy dropping - I seem to drop most things these days! > > > > Cheers! Hubert > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Strauss" <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:51 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Digital Angle Guage > > > > > >> Do you mean their "CODE: ME-AN-MEAS"? The advertisement claims > >> *resolution* > >> of 0.05 degree but *accuracy* of 0.1 degree. That's still pretty good > for > >> the price. > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >>> On Behalf Of Shep > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:39 AM > >>> To: Modeleng > >>> Subject: [modeleng] Digital Angle Guage > >>> > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject > > line. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1853 - Release Date: > 12/17/2008 > 8:31 AM > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.