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|    AMuzi to Andy Burnelli    |
|    Re: Real information on brakes (was Re:     |
|    12 May 22 19:27:39    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone       From: am@yellowjersey.org              On 5/12/2022 4:37 AM, Andy Burnelli wrote:       > Xeno wrote:       >       >> I believe in what I see, what I feel, what I measure, etc.       >> And I have seen warped rotors, I have cleaned up and put       >> back into service lightly warped rotors and I have       >> rejected rotors too far gone to clean up. And yes, I have       >> seen all the other types of rotor faults too and, what's       >> more, I can differentiate.       >       > Hi Xeno,       > Let's cut our losses as you will _never_ read any reference       > I've provided.       >       > I provided, what, oh, maybe about a dozen reliable       > references that back up       > my point of view, and you provided, oh, um, what? Zero, right?       >       > You think I didn't know that was going to happen, oh, maybe       > a decade ago?       > There's a reason I said that we own the intuition of       > monkeys, Xeno.       >       > And there's a reason I said that this intuition is a       > terrible thing indeed.       > People who trust only in their intuition are only right by       > pure chance.       >       > It's people who trust in facts who are right more often than       > they're wrong.       > And you don't want to see any facts (you didn't even _read_       > them, in fact).       >       > That means it's impossible to carry on an adult conversation       > with you on       > this topic. It's like asking someone to stop believing in       > the Easter Bunny.       >       > Let's just leave it at that because I can provide ten       > thousand factual       > references that the earth isn't flat and there will _still_       > be people like       > you and Steve and Alan Baker who will emphatically claim it       > _is_ flat.       >       > Not only that it's flat, but they'll find some 30-second       > YouTube video of a       > twelve year old kid in NJ who, with just a yardstick,       > "proved" it's flat.       >       > So let's cut our losses.       > You think the earth is flat, and you have Alan Baker on your       > side.       > Steve too.       >       > All I have on my side is every reputable brake expert in the       > industry.       > I won't provide you with any more facts because you don't       > want to see them.              f you're so certain about that why not offer to pay parts       and service charges for a warped brake rotor?              --       Andrew Muzi        |
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