Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 1995 23:26:52 -1000
From:	mnkitenut@aol.com (MN KiteNut)
Message-Id: <46st0s$ita@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Subject: LOW WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT

Take note of the November, 1995 issue of Scientific American magazine. 
The column called "The Amateur Scientist" describes "Measuring the wind
with hot metal" and gives complete instructions on building an anemometer
capable of "detect(ing) wind speeds as low as 0.1 meter per second." 
Accuracy is "within a few percent". Small enough to operate "in a space as
small as a peanut butter jar."

It also indicates  regarding the spherical cup anemometers "many are good
only for wind speeds above about 5 meters per second(11 miles per hour)." 


Looks like a good way for the TINKERERS among us to bring some advanced
technology to the low wind measurement arena.  INDOOR KITERS STOP DROOLING
AND START BUILDING!  (sorry Dave B., Dean J., Dave A., John R., etc. but
you just gotta try this out!!!!)  Maybe a group purchase of equipment can
be arranged at a discount???

Also check out the additional info at http://www.thesphere.com/SAS/  or
AOL's Scientific American area.

OK,  the microkite guy is drooling too... imagine measuring the wind speed
at the end of my flying stick!
Kel Krosschell      ( MN KiteNut )  


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