[SML] Runaround

[Richard Niederberg]

On one of lighter-weight days on the Bench, I received a case that was not
something that a Superior Court is supposed to decide. Because nobody was
waiting, instead of dismissing the case immediately, I passed a note
telling the Clerk, Court Reporter, and Deputy to relax, and I then heard
the case. It concerned  a student who was accused of corking his bat. I
told him to approach the dry-erase board normally used to diagram auto
collisions, and 'Show the Court' the physics of why using a corked bat
would give a player an advantage, and I would dismiss the case (which I had
to do in any event). The Student-Athlete  did so, and drew some excellent
drawings that explained accurately the physics of corking a bat, including
using the right formulas, including solving for multiple variables. I was
astounded, to say the least, and asked him to diagram the physics of what
happens to the trajectory of a baseball when you put a blob of tar on it
(just in case her was a one-trick pony). Again he drew accurate drawings
including the right formulas, solving for multiple variables. A few months
later, I was judging a Science Fair, as I do frequently, and this same
student was there, dressed and groomed like a jock, with a winning project.
Sometimes you cant tell a book by it's cover, or the toxicity of an
atmospheric effect.
/s/ Richard


On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Dale Farmer via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> You go to one and say that the other one has no objection but wanted to
> check with the first before final approval.
>
> You can get formal by typing up a memo for record from you to the facility
> folks that sets out what you are doing, and references to the OSHA standard
> and a manufacturers statement that thus and such is safe to use.
>
> Then signature blocks with your signature, then a first endorsement by
> facility person with approved and disapproved check boxes for them to check
> and sign.    Second endorsement block for health and safety with
> checkboxes.
>
> Dale
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Date: 10/21/2015 16:24 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Cc: Stephen Litterst <litterst.stagecraft at gmail.com>
> Subject: [SML] Runaround
>
> I'm trying to get approval to use an atmospheric effect in a facility.
>
> Facility management says it's up to Health & Safety.
>
> Health & Safety says it's up to the facility.
>
> Neither one will give their approval until the other says it's ok first.
>
>
> --
> Stephen Litterst            Technical Operations Supervisor
> litterst at udel.edu           Mitchell Hall
> 302/831-0601                University of Delaware
>
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/s/ Richard
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