T If you are referring to the story of the bucket weighing more than the person holding it, the original is here;
http://monologues.co.uk/004/Bricklayers_Story.htm It was originally delivered by the comedian Gerard Hoffnung at the Oxford Union in the1930s I don't believe it was ever intended to be a true story! 73 Nigel ve3id ony King - W4ZT wrote: > > I seem to remember Myth Busters busted that one ;) > > 73, Tony W4ZT > > Mike Perryman wrote: > > You must be talking about the Darwin Award story.. LOL! > > 73 > > Mike Perryman > > www.k5jmp.us > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>]On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:N8BQN%40sbcglobal.net> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:06 AM > > To: [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RE: repeater antenna suggestions > > > > > > > > OK .. how many of you were immediately thinking of the "barrel of > tools up > > the > > tower" story? > > (raises hand) <g> > > > > > > Nate Duehr wrote: > > Clip the pulley to something sturdy up-top, and have your buddy who > > thought he was getting out of doing the hard part down at the truck -- > > pull the heavy stuff up to you via same rope now fed back down to him > > through said pulley. <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- Nigel Johnson MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU http://nigel.homelinux.net http://va3mcu.ham-radio-op.net You can reach me by voice on Skype: TILBURY2591 If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from me to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any number of system administrators along the way.
