Speaking of Lucas,
I've have just finished reading the 1928 Engineering Standards Manual
for design engineering, Lucas Works. It explains electrical theory to
the new engineers, and serves as a guide for all design standards.
One part that caught my eye was the chapter on "Theorey of Electrical
Machinery". It stated, in part, that "All electrical equipment operates
by the flow of condensed charged grey particles throught the circuitry
components and through the interconnecting wiring and relays. This grey
substance was mistakenly called "phlogistan" by the alchemists. Since
we have recently sold our Alchemy Division to ICI (Imperial Chemical
Industries), we now longer have rights to this theorey. That is
perfectly acceptable, as our Engineering Superintendent, Sir Malcolm
Buggeridge, of Cirquit, has recently released his findings to the Royal
Colegium of Physicists. In part it relates that this grey material is
not phlogistan, but smoke. All electrical equipment runs on smoke. It
will always work as designed, unless you let the smoke get out. Then,
of course, nothing works. We, at Lucas, are therefore charged with the
responsibility of designing all our equipment to retain smoke under all
adverse conditions. All designs will be submitted to our Smoke
Verfication Test Criteria, headed by our plumbing department, before
acceptance for production. All design elements will henceforth be
primarily constructed with smoke retention factors of 2 or more,
regardless of weight, heat, cost, beauty, elegance, or design
improvements."
The Management
Well, I quess I understand know. (;.
Steve
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