Posted on Jul 25, 2016

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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I was always struck with this artifact by the sheer incongruity of OTS obvious sophistication relative to its apparent date of origin...I mean, the sophistication is just way, way beyond what one might expect for such a time period, at least to me, you know?

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Saw a great show on PBS 3-4 mos. ago on this mechanism, their still working on figuring it out.

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Capt Daniel Goodman

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I know, I may also have seen that show, as well, many thanks.

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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That will have people scratching their heads for a long time. Something that shouldn't be, but is.

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