Re: cell phones and power lines
- From: mike weber <fairportfan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:20:36 -0500
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:26:31 -0800, David Friedman
<ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Someone offers an assertion about why something is true in the real
world. Someone else offers an argument showing that that assertion
doesn't make sense. You think it's irrelevant? Surely what matters is
not only what is true but also why.
No, not really. What is under discussion in this case is whether or
not the towers at turns in high lines need to built more strongly than
the ordinary line pylons.
Keith asserts that, according to his math, it's not so.
All of the civil engineers who actually spec and design the pylons -
and have the relevant Real World Experience - seem to fell otherwise.
And, of course, once one discovers that the explanation doesn't work,
one may become more skeptical about the factual assertion--not all
purported facts are true.
Uh huh. Discuss it with a civil engineer.
.
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