Tom,

I read with interest your article in the alumni mag. Are you aware that there is once again a Rickey sculpture in that spot? ("Six Random Lines Excentric") I saw it when visiting in Oct 2003. I don't know when exactly it showed up, but sometime between fall '98 and then. If you are intersted I can send you some digital pics.


-r

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Enjoyed your piece on the chrinitoid in the winter Rensselaer.



It arrived on campus about the same time I did (’72). As I recall it seemed to be very sensitive to the adjustment of the internal weights. I believe it was rickey himself that we would see out there on ladders making adjustments, seemingly every other week. The picture on your web site suggests it could use an adjustment – the long ends of the panel seem to be hanging down instead of floating in the breeze. The mechanism was so finely balanced that even a gentle rain would coat the steel with enough water to make the rectangles sag.



Thanks for taking me back to an earlier time!



- Glenn Roberts, ‘72

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I didn't know you were obsessed with the Chinitoid. However, I do also miss it. I remember always thinking that when the Chrin wasn't moving, that that meant bad news.

Steve

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Dear Tom,

Saw the article in the Fusil oil - interesting, I walked by that thing every day while at RPI, I didn't realize it was gone. I do remember there was a vote one year during Grand Marshall week asking should RPI 'buy' the Chrinitoid?

Reason for the mail - did you get your picture from Zurich? I work for a Swiss company and actually worked there for 5 years. I go through Zurich about 4-5 times per year. If you still need a photo, I can stop by and get it for you.

I also recall during Grand Marshall week they had a 'college bowl' trivia contest between the frats and I was on the SigEp team. One question was asking for the technical name for the Chrinitoid - we did not get it and I don't recall what it was - it was different that what you mentioned in the article. Any ideas?

HFF,
Bill Leber '80

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Googlel says you each have a website or RPI/Chrinitoid related story, so you may be interested in checking this out.

I was tripping down memory lane and dug out some photos from RPI.
Here is a fairly
good one of the Chrinitord I took graduation weekend 1986. Okay, it was taken with one of those cheap ass Kodak Disc cameras, but hey there aren't may photos of it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996583933@N01/16069627/

Link away!

-marc

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