tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2781188562100758682..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Yes, you really can compare apples to orangesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13458006674662827942019-07-11T20:06:49.657-05:002019-07-11T20:06:49.657-05:00He's an idiot.(If he's remotely serious).
...He's an idiot.(If he's remotely serious).<br />An educated idiot, but still an idiot.<br />And worse, an industrious one.<br /><br />Which, on principle, Field Marshall Von Moltke said should be eliminated out of hand, on general principle.<br /><br />Also, his experiment is farcical, and undone with one simple disproof:<br /><br />Here are three Granny Smith apples.<br />You have one hour to produce a glass of orange juice.<br />Failure will mean immediate execution.<br /><br />So, do you stand by your nonsense, or shall we begin your experimental proof of that hypothesis?<br /><br />That illustrates the difference between actual science, and fluent malarkey.<br /><br />When grade-schoolers can undo your clever attempts, those degrees weren't worth very much in reality, were they?Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58976697957313948912019-07-11T10:51:30.029-05:002019-07-11T10:51:30.029-05:00AND he had some extra funding... He was at Ames at...AND he had some extra funding... He was at Ames at the time... LOLOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52786369989641089752019-07-11T09:51:19.458-05:002019-07-11T09:51:19.458-05:00I'd say this is silly and a waste of perfectly...I'd say this is silly and a waste of perfectly good scientific resources, but it's less so (and less harmful than), say, the global climate models.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25606628749608661322019-07-11T08:32:06.589-05:002019-07-11T08:32:06.589-05:00His methodology is terrible...says the engineer!His methodology is terrible...says the engineer!CDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269477811093343097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65446558660627218562019-07-11T08:07:49.018-05:002019-07-11T08:07:49.018-05:00Dilbert addressed this issue 5 years ago:
https:/...Dilbert addressed this issue 5 years ago:<br /><br />https://dilbert.com/strip/2014-03-23<br /><br /><br /><br />- Don in OregonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024449355688165717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87956513642481795802019-07-11T07:47:04.204-05:002019-07-11T07:47:04.204-05:00Someone had a lot of time on their hands and acces...Someone had a lot of time on their hands and access to some machinery!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3375145588915051312019-07-11T05:49:44.101-05:002019-07-11T05:49:44.101-05:00Ah, the Ig Nobel awards. Shining light on a very ...Ah, the Ig Nobel awards. Shining light on a very special sort of stupid for years.McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.com