From: jeroen@nospam.please   
      
   On 12/11/25 22:20, Don Y wrote:   
   > On 12/11/2025 1:19 PM, John R Walliker wrote:   
   >>> Engineers get used to absolutes.  It's psychologically comforting   
   >>> to be able to lean on some "hard numbers" to bolster your claims.   
   >>> Consumers put little faith in those.  *Designing* for that market   
   >>> is entirely different than for a regulated market or one where   
   >>> the customer expects metrics to apply.  There, you don't want the   
   >>> customer to remember any negative aspects of your product that   
   >>> will discourage him from a repeat purchase.   
   >>>   
   >>> A "300 dB horn" just has to SOUND loud.  REALLY loud.   
   >>   
   >> How can companies compete fairly when their claims are so   
   >> obviously made up?   
   >> Why should I believe one impossible claim is better or worse than   
   >> another impossible claim?   
   >   
   > You're thinking like an engineer.  As if numbers matter.   
   >   
   > As I said, what value to "99.44% pure"? [Deleted...]   
      
      
   That's not just a strawman, that's a whole army of them!   
      
   Obviously you're embarrased over this 300dB remark.   
      
   You should be.   
      
   Jeroen Belleman   
      
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