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Debunking 106.1 mph (April Trains)
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<p>[quote user="Cricketer"]Science "proves" bumblebees can't fly is of course an urban myth. But then criticising science is quite popular at the moment...[/quote]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">That may be, but it is a readily understandable way to make my point that actual physical results can be calculated mathematically, only to turn out differently than predicted because the calculation was in error, or more commonly, did not take into account the full range of variables that applied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">But, as I said before, if Mr. Hankey calculated that 106.1 mph was not possible, he surely must have found what speed was possible in that same calculation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I cannot believe that he would not state that for the record in the <i>Trains</i> article. However, until I see the article, I can only assume he does state the maximum possible speed in the article. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The word, <i>debunk</i> is a strong, utterly confident word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does not mean that you merely question or take issue with something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It means a crushing and humiliating refutation of someone’s claim beyond all shadow of a doubt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Debunk would be a fitting characterization if, for instance, you proved that the entire Walter Scott speed run was made up fiction and never happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the contrary, publishing a claim to have debunked a century-old speed record by splitting hairs on the basis of some math calculation seems almost like a bigger publicity stunt than Scott’s speed run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, again I ask those who have read the article, what was the maximum speed possible according to Mr. Hankey’s calculations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anybody??<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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