Rmack
Van Allen Belt Sunbather
I'm assuming most people reading this have read my recent posts about being the 'Examiner' at ASHO day during the period around 1980.
I also saw a 'Rock Slam' one time.
To quote the old Technical Dictionary;
"The following is the only valid definition of an R/S: The crazy, irregular left-right slashing motion of the needle and savagely, faster than the eye easily follows. The needle is frantic. The width of an R/S depends largely on sensitivity setting. It goes from one-fourth inch to whole dial. But it slams back and forth.A rock slam (R/S) means a hidden evil intention on the subject or question under auditing or discussion."
This guy was just sitting there, not moving, TR0-ing me to beat the band, but his needle was doing the funky chicken! I didn't know what else to call it, so I dutifully wrote "R/S" on his exam. Then the shit hit the fan.
I had some guy in my face saying 'do you know what calling a rock slam on someone implies?' 'Uh, not exactly sir, I just know that I saw one.' He glares at me and leaves.
I never heard anything else about it, and I was the fair haired boy in Qual for awhile, it seemed. I would feel more guilty about being a part of whatever nightmare descended on this dude, except I still to this day have no idea what was causing that needle phenomenon. I have theories, though.
I also saw a 'Rock Slam' one time.
To quote the old Technical Dictionary;
"The following is the only valid definition of an R/S: The crazy, irregular left-right slashing motion of the needle and savagely, faster than the eye easily follows. The needle is frantic. The width of an R/S depends largely on sensitivity setting. It goes from one-fourth inch to whole dial. But it slams back and forth.A rock slam (R/S) means a hidden evil intention on the subject or question under auditing or discussion."
This guy was just sitting there, not moving, TR0-ing me to beat the band, but his needle was doing the funky chicken! I didn't know what else to call it, so I dutifully wrote "R/S" on his exam. Then the shit hit the fan.
I had some guy in my face saying 'do you know what calling a rock slam on someone implies?' 'Uh, not exactly sir, I just know that I saw one.' He glares at me and leaves.
I never heard anything else about it, and I was the fair haired boy in Qual for awhile, it seemed. I would feel more guilty about being a part of whatever nightmare descended on this dude, except I still to this day have no idea what was causing that needle phenomenon. I have theories, though.
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