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From: PD on 24 Apr 2010 14:14
On Apr 24, 11:46 am, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 23, 2:47 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 23, 1:44 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 23, 12:23 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > As PD above, please consider c = 3E8 m/s.
>
> > > And since I did all those calculations, what more do you need?
>
> > I'll tell you later. Thank you for taking the time to do that.
>
> That's it, no more takers?!
>
> I was hoping that everyone would have an opinion, as usual. People
> debating the Theory of Relativity should find this exercise trivial;
> it should take you little time and effort to post the answer. For me
> this was high-school physics, I would rate its difficulty between
> clueless and amateur.
>
> And the whole point of it was to get numerical answers. As you can all
> see, when discussing principals, notions and theory we get as many
> opinions and interpretations as we have writers. Numbers are either
> right or wrong, they add up or they don't. I think they leave little
> room for interpretation and BS.
>
> This exercise was intended first as a survey, to test the consistency
> of the answers, and second, I would have considered it as a form of
> introduction (like stating ones name), so me and others, would know
> whom we're talking to.
>
> I have tried to make the exercise as clear as I could at the time, so
> that most people would understand what's given and what's asked for. I
> think it's clear enough and whoever doesn't get it would likely not be
> able to provide the answers either. So, like they say at weddings,
> “speak now or forever hold your peace”!

And what did you learn?
From: Androcles on 24 Apr 2010 14:08

"Tony M" <marcuac(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:2a3c1202-6f9d-4d09-884a-b4dc3fe5227c(a)a9g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 23, 2:47 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 23, 1:44 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 23, 12:23 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > As PD above, please consider c = 3E8 m/s.
>
> > And since I did all those calculations, what more do you need?
>
> I'll tell you later. Thank you for taking the time to do that.

That's it, no more takers?!

I was hoping that everyone would have an opinion, as usual.
============================================
2+2 = 4, no matter what anyone's opinion is.
Einstein was an incompetent clown, no matter what anyone's
opinion is; proof is what counts.
http://www.androcles01.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/QUESTION.htm



From: Tony M on 24 Apr 2010 23:52
On Apr 24, 2:14 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> And what did you learn?

Well, I can either say I don't have enough data to draw conclusions,
or that the lack of data speaks for itself.
From: dlzc on 25 Apr 2010 00:47
Dear Tony M:

On Apr 24, 8:52 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 2:14 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And what did you learn?
>
> Well, I can either say I don't have enough
> data to draw conclusions,

You have all the data there is.

> or that the lack of data speaks for itself.

Most people are not interested in doing other's homework for them.
What is more, one post scattered in with spam really does not draw
much attention.

David A. Smith
From: Androcles on 25 Apr 2010 01:17

"dlzc" <dlzc1(a)cox.net> wrote in message
news:62bc6928-edb6-410a-bbfe-d5b192082e69(a)m24g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
Dear Tony M:

On Apr 24, 8:52 pm, Tony M <marc...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 2:14 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And what did you learn?
>
> Well, I can either say I don't have enough
> data to draw conclusions,

You have all the data there is.

> or that the lack of data speaks for itself.

Most people are not interested in doing other's homework for them.
What is more, one post scattered in with spam really does not draw
much attention.

David A. Smith
==============================================
Most sheep bleat when the other sheep say "baa", but who
cares about most? The lack of data speaks for itself, cretin.





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