"O'Regan, Emlyn" wrote:
>
> Damien contracted a case of the Clapp and wrote:
> > At 10:19 PM 3/12/99 -0800, Doug the star plumber wrote:
> >
> > >Yeah, Mitch Clapp did the most recent work on counterpressure garments
> > >(specifically gloves)
> >
> > Well, what *else* would Clapp be working on?
> >
> > >back in 1983. He was the Wunderkind of Case for Mars
> > >II- he singlehandedly
> >
> > That's a surprisingly specialised approach.
> >
> What's the sound of Clapp one-handing?
>
> > >took 2nd lace in the Mars Prize contest
> >
> > Lace gloves as pressure garments in space! I love it!
> >
> > (Sorry, it's the heat.)
> >
> <Applause>
>
> Now don't do it again.
>
> Emlyn (pointing the finger)
Actually, he only had one glove made at a time, a right one for himself and a left one for an unnamed left-handed test subject, since he was doing dexterity tests. His name these days is Burnside-Clapp (there's some bad puns in there somewhere, too). I gotta forward this thread to him for his amusement.
-- Doug Jones Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor-aerospace.com