David Mermin, writing about Landau, referred to the scale, and ranked himself in the fourth division, in the article "My Life with Landau: Homage of a 4.5 to a 2".
David Mermin, som skrev om Landau, lavede en reference til skalaen og rangerede sig selv i fjerde division i artiklen My Life with Landau: Homage of a 4.5 to a 2.