FW: another modest proposal...

[DuncanK at kochind.com]

From: Paul Perry
>.....if you had say a large number of reed relays, then you
>could arrange them in a matrix say 12x12, connecting patchpoints
>like in a VCS3, then by plugging magnets into the holes above
>the relays which would be under the panel, you have a
>connection system THAT CAN BE USED UNDER WATER!!!!!

If you used hyper-sensitive relays, and a really strong magnet,
you could have all sorts of fun waving the magnet around
in front of the patch panel, Theremin-like.