[GreenKeys] The Andromeda Strain

Joe Montano n9vmo at comcast.net
Wed Mar 4 14:29:06 EST 2009


Yes, a shred of paper got wedged between the bell and the striker
causing the bell not to ring.  

And I do not think it was a black painted 33KSR but I will have to
watch the movie again.

-----Original Message-----
From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul A.
Pennington
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 13:31
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [GreenKeys] The Andromeda Strain

    Randy said:

> IIRC - it was a Model 28 that almost caused (or allowed)
> a disaster in that movie...

    Actually, it was a malfunction in a KSR-33 painted black that
saved 
Piedmont, New Mexico from a thermonuclear strike.

    Paul Pennington
    Augusta, Georgia 

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