XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-11-12 11:15, -hh wrote:   
   > On 11/11/24 10:01 PM, RoadRacer wrote:   
   >> On 2024-11-11 18:46, Andrews wrote:   
   >>> Jolly Roger wrote on 12 Nov 2024 01:36:27 GMT :   
   >>>   
   >>>> Which slang to use isn't anywhere near a high priority for normal   
   >>>> people. And the only reason Arlen mentions it is to belittle people he   
   >>>> dislikes..   
   >   
   > Yup. I've seen similar 'gotcha' attempts by gun nutz over terminology too.   
   >   
   > Of course they don't see outside of their little niche that those with   
   > equally deep but broader experience means that one's trivial knowledge   
   > includes different niche definitions of the same term.  In such   
   > situations, the solution is to ignore the niche pedantry attempts.   
   >   
   >   
   >>> The point of bringing up the catenary or bimmer is that you Apple trolls   
   >>> don't know anything about anything - which is a trait you all possess.   
   >>   
   >> And my point is that you know nothing about racing, because not a   
   >> SINGLE experienced racing driver I've ever known has ever mentioned   
   >> the catenary curve as being in any way related to the fastest line   
   >> through a corner.   
   >   
   > For motorsports, I've watched at least hundreds of races, and during all   
   > those decades, I've never heard any NASCAR/Indy/F1/etc race announcers   
   > ever mention the word "catenary" ...   
   >   
   > ... let alone used it in the alleged context herein of guidance for   
   > optimizing the line in a corner to minimize peak cornering forces.   
   >   
   > But I'm sure that Arlen can provide multiple youtube clips of TV   
   > broadcasts, with timestamps which show that I'm not misremembering.   
   He finally found his one reference...   
      
   ...and it's about wooden toy cars running down a ramp!   
      
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