AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY INCORRECTLY DESCRIBED BUFFINGTON’S SPECIAL SUPPORT HOSE AS "MERCURY-LINED." THE HOSE ARE MERCURY-GAUGED, MEANING THAT BAROMETRIC MERCURY IS USED TO MEASURE THE COMPRESSION OF THE HOSE. THEY ARE NOT MERCURY-LINED WHICH WOULD, OF COURSE, MAKE THEM POISONOUS. I REGRET THE ERROR. — SR Link
