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frahse · 11-06-2011, 01:22 AM

About these light readers. Tablets even the iPad are not so light as to be able to hold them out for very long.

We went to a Chick-Fil-A to eat the other day near a mountainous area (where we live) and there was a couple, each with their own iPad on a slanted tray device on top of the table. I estimate the angle from the table top to be about 30 degrees. The lady also had a area map, and a guide book on Water Falls. Lots of them around there. They were planning their itinerary for the next day looking at waterfalls. My wife gave them some hints as she is a big waterfall enthusiast herself.

As a kid, I was allowed to hunt, and so I became quite proficient with firearms. Anyway, for off hand pistol shooting (mainly with a Crosman .22 pellet pistol), I followed the instructions in some magazine and held milk bottles full of water or sand, or gravel in front with one arm straight out as long as I could.
I guess you could practice to hold an iPad or another large tablet the same way, except as adults we would use nice little padded or chrome weights.
I don't think most of us would do that.

11-06-2011, 01:22 AM	#14
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	About these light readers. Tablets even the iPad are not so light as to be able to hold them out for very long. We went to a Chick-Fil-A to eat the other day near a mountainous area (where we live) and there was a couple, each with their own iPad on a slanted tray device on top of the table. I estimate the angle from the table top to be about 30 degrees. The lady also had a area map, and a guide book on Water Falls. Lots of them around there. They were planning their itinerary for the next day looking at waterfalls. My wife gave them some hints as she is a big waterfall enthusiast herself. As a kid, I was allowed to hunt, and so I became quite proficient with firearms. Anyway, for off hand pistol shooting (mainly with a Crosman .22 pellet pistol), I followed the instructions in some magazine and held milk bottles full of water or sand, or gravel in front with one arm straight out as long as I could. I guess you could practice to hold an iPad or another large tablet the same way, except as adults we would use nice little padded or chrome weights. I don't think most of us would do that.