19 Feb
2010
19 Feb
'10
8:52 p.m.
Some of the best advice I got in college was from an
EE professor who told
us, "If you drop your soldering iron, don't try to catch it on the way
down. Just let it go."
I've heard much the same thing said about (turned-on) power saws...
As I've mentioned before, I am the least athletic person around, and have
difficulty catching anything thrown at me. Apart that is, from dropped
soldering irons. It's a natural reaction to try to prevent it falling,
and I always seem to manage to get hold of the metal shaft. Ouch!.
-tony