Thanks everyone! The current (ha ha ha, I crack myself up!) use would be recording the change in resistance a piece of conductive foam as it undergoes compression. This is a very cheap pressure sensor based on the resistance of the foams dropping as it is compressed. This is coupled with a cheese press to make my own crush-test instrument. High sensitivity/accuracy would be good. These tests would be under five minutes.

If the multimeter works well with the computer I foresee using it as the basis for all sorts of jury-rigged sensors. Towards that end a USB connection would be nice and easy. The ability to hook a thermocouple to the multimeter would make is useful for a bunch of different tests. In the past I've used LabView software and sensors, but my current boss hates them for some reason. Add to that my budget is almost non-existent and I'm left with building equipment out of scraps and garage-sale finds. But in the end I SHALL RULE THE WOR... er, hopefully get a promotion at work.

-Blast