Re: Very unusual WR for Lenton

"David W" wrote:

"Steve Curtis" wrote:

If you want to argue about a different
"we" you really should say so.

I think I already did when I wrote that
the "we" I was referring to were
yourself and myself. Try following your
own advice, learn to read.

Wrong. The "we" referred to who was in
the discussion at the time of my "how
much" post. You claimed otherwise
(even though it was my "we", and I
certainly knew which "we" I was referring
to).

So, which "we" is it that's now exchanging posted responses in this
thread regarding your "how much" comment?

You are able to read a dictionary or a
thesaurus aren't you? Relatively simple
tasks that I don't need to do for you.

So you can't produce an example.

So, I take that response to mean that you can't read a dictionary or a
thesaurus for yourself and need to rely on me to provide the info for
you. Stick with the remedial English, you'll be able to read
dictionaries and thesauruses in due time.

As for the peer-review matter, are you
disputing that you got it wrong?

No, the dispute is that you got it wrong.

In what way, and how is an assertion
that I got it wrong a "dispute"?

It was your assertion itself that was disputed. Again, follow your own
patronizing advice, learn to read.

But the question is whether there is
sufficient information to produce a
formula for a given specific situation.
Is there?

Possibly for someone who's informed
but apparently not for you since it's
causing such a quandary for you.

Only "possibly"? But you were so sure
before.

I've been acknowledging "possibly" all along. Because of intangible
factors, there is no absolute certainty of an exact mathematical
solution. Common sense would lead one to that conclusion. That's why an
approximation at best was mentioned in the first place. Is that a
concept too difficult for you to grasp?

And you need to realize that there's a
world out there beyond your hole in
the ground. Remember that Google is
your friend:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=maths+-math&meta=

Your point? To show you know how to
use "Google"?

Apparently, you don't.

Oh please, the reference I posted about drafting in swimming was one of
many search results on the topic from Google.

There is either sufficient information to
do the calculation or there isn't. In this
case there isn't.

To you, no. To someone else, possibly.

I see. Only possibly again.

Hopefully the remedial English will pay off soon so that you'll be able
to look up the definition of "possibly" and know what it means when used
in this context.

And you are confident that there is
sufficient information available via
Google to determine how much time
Lenton gained from drafting behind
Phelps?

With a diligent search yielding enough of the right information, and
data, a reasonable approximation is not out of the question for someone
knowledgeable, especially someone having a supportive background in
fluid dynamics, physics, etc.

BTW, you didn't acknowledge my
assumption on whether you yourself
have any swimming skills or not.

Well, it's hardly relevant to how much
time Lenton gained against Phelps, is it?

So, I take that as a "no." You don't have any swimming skills, right? If
that's the case then first hand perspective does not play a role in your
arguments.

.

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