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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 1762694" data-attributes="member: 665">Kelvin was wrong about airplanes not being possible and in thinking that x-rays were a hoax. Of course, you can understand how he could easily arrive at the second conclusion since Marie Curie was such a prankster. She once x-rayed a Polish sausage and told her friend the picture was a part of Pierre's anatomy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Some think that even when Kelvin was wrong, he was usefully wrong: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2009/01/01/lord_kelvin_and.html" target="_blank">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2009/01/01/lord_kelvin_and.html</a>I think the real reason you like Kelvin is because his name sounds like Kevin. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Ron will see what I mean about diehard enthusiasm of Trinnie owners from the posts on this thread. Trinnie owners recognize their je ne sais quoi yet they admit that the Ultravids (or on eBay, Ultrabids) are brighter, sharper, and lighter, but many question whether those attributes are worth the price of admission to the UltraLeicasphere. Which makes me wonder if Ultravids weren't twice the cost even when comparing the prices of Trinnie and Ultravid demos, but only $400 or $500 more, if that je ne sais quoi would appear much less exotic? I think we might find out the answer to that question next month after Mr. Smith Goes to Scotland and traipses up and down the Scottish Highlands with a Trinnie and an Ultravid in his rucksack. Only one bin will come down the mountains with him, the other will be eaten by mountain goats with expensive taste. Tune in next month for the final episode of "Leica: Survivor". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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