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from: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil
date: 2002-12-20 16:03:52
subject: RE: ATM Astigmatism from Uzbekistan

From: "Tom Krajci" 
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From: "Richard Schwartz" 

>...According to authoritative publications,
>in the unlikely event that you have astigmatism, you can fix it by
hurling
>the mirror against a hydrant and walking away.

>...Yes, there are higher orders of astigmatism, such as "trefoil", but
>those are seldom a problem with amateur mirrors.

Richard!  You just made an authority-based statement!  Shame on you!
;-)

What if I want to test for trefoil or other higher orders of astigmatism?! 
You just wave your hand and say it's not there?  I'm supposed to be
satisfied?  Maybe I should join that local college mirror workshop you
mentioned.  Then I would be blissfully ignorant of the problem. 
(Problem...what problem?)  ;-)

Tom Krajci
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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