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From (author) Steve Acworth... sparkspin@btinternet.com ~ to whom it may concern:-

All of the following is factual. It is purely an account of my life's involvement with string, with no exaggeration, falsification or distortion. Although some of the detail may seem a lttle bland, it all contributes to the "larger picture".

The least expensive way to make this movie would be to actually make the tool described in detail here. It is entirely plausible that exremely long-focus lenses might be necessary to capture images of what may be attainable with this piece of kit, since it is likely that no electronic equipment will work properly anywhere near it whilst it is in operation. It is envisioned that less than one million dollars would enable any competent engineer (like those commonly now employed in the film industry) to produce a working prototype. "Special effects" would be largely redundant if the machine were to be proven workable. The cost per machine unit, after development, would be in the region of five or six dollars; certainly no more than that sum.

No new engineering technology is employed; all materials and manufacturing techniques are commonplace.

Although largely autobiographical, String's main subject is just that:- string and it goes like this:~

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