O-Line MoversHow about snaking a 1200 pound optical table down four flights of stairs? Such a feat was flawlessly performed by the Boise State football team's offensive line on the morning of August 17 as a team-building exercise. The Chemistry Department donated the extra 4'x8' optical table to the Physics Department to use as a platform for a laser-based high resolution microscope. The only catch was moving something that was too big for the elevator and required a crane to get it to the third floor of the Science Nursing building in the first place. Reversing the process brought a prohibitive estimate over $6000 that led Randy Nuxoll of the Scientific Instrumentation Shop to rethink the project. His solution was to belay the table on skids down the stairwell with the help of enough muscle to do the task. Enter the O-line with the reputed ability to move anything. An hour later--job done! | ||||
 Heading out. |
 Going down. |
 Easy does it. |
 Tough it out. |
 Got it down. |