I also have one that I got during my first visit to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle when I was in 6th grade... about 1973... still works great... and Yau-man... I took it out and held it under the light, the black side trails... Anything for science... :) Bill Johnson '85 GL Westy (now with new, improved SA grilles) '97 VFR750 '67 Bug -----Original Message-----
>YauMan Chan wrote: > >> This little radiometer was actually in a few Physics Ph.D. oral exam around the country when it first came out in the 70's! > >Actually I got one in 1961 on my first visit to Disneyland. It's the >Sleeping Beauty model and still spinnin' after all these years. Walt >was always on the cutting edge of technology. |
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