Comments on Burton MacKenzie: Dissecting The Six Million Dollar Man

Check out "Six Million Dollar Real Life Man". This excerpt made me laugh:
"this guy on the show he could lift rocks, jump real high, see small insects a mile away and even fought Bigfoot. Fuck you Chuck Norris. Steve Austin would beat you like a rented mule and then he’d let Sasquatch have a few rounds. How can you roundhouse kick when there’s a giant fur paw swiping your face? Look at Austin pummel people with a tree he obviously ripped out of the ground first. There is no way Norris can do that."

One more thing, the series was based on the novel ...

2007-06-24T12:33:00.000-05:00

One more thing, the series was based on the novel "Cyborg"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_(novel)

And since (some) SF authors are known for doing their research, probably the bionic capabilities were well thought out in the novel. Ie, the opening tech details are probably an excerpt from the book.

I think kwatts is the proper measure of units, bec...

2007-06-24T12:30:00.000-05:00

I think kwatts is the proper measure of units, because 750 watts = 1 horsepower.

The "reserve" might be the excess power that can used for a short burst before various parts get too hot. Sort of like "continuous duty" versus "intermittent duty".

The F/0.95 would refer to the f-stop of the lens, ...

2007-06-24T12:26:00.000-05:00

The F/0.95 would refer to the f-stop of the lens, the lower the better. F-stop is basically the light gathereing power.

The current record holder is the Noctilux lens, at F/1.0.

I think OD=outer diameter.