probably not true, but i used to have a stress engineer colleague who claimed to have been on the original comet stress team, and he always told us how some of the numbers they were getting from certain areas, were far above expected, so they disregarded them as spurious.
so here endeth the lesson, don't disregard, disprove.
edit, just been in the loft ( attic ) and found my old slide rule, and a mechanical calculator with instructions, with a certain 2 letter logo embossed in the hammerite painted case, she's in fine fettle, must be worth a few bob on ebay.
Last edited by Bye; 7th Jun 2013 at 14:27.