Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Disc brake maintenance tips Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:48 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 57 Message-ID: References: <6iuc7j9obe3qpg4flop301t4hgjnok1jq6@4ax.com> <18te7j5mcpmlhec2d7vdl19gj0jvo024pv@4ax.com> <4vkf7jp6e3khbkt1jji0221ohqt7jjeik9@4ax.com> <3l6j7jtdkdgf7944ahovc1aligbkg586f4@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="eded3c181c907d506460d0b80673d385"; logging-data="2338400"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/DX6mvSEX51kERzzZE2fPI" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:/+NVJpqDrdsYYWn5LZ4yShy8YIc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 3828 On 6/26/2024 10:43 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:09:17 -0500, AMuzi wrote: > >> On 6/24/2024 7:44 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >>> On 6/24/2024 12:22 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >>>>  Kids seem to be indestructible. >>> >>> A couple years ago, a kid in Hudson, Ohio (a place I visit >>> frequently) was killed while riding his bike on a sidewalk. >>> It's too bad nobody told him a bit about the danger that >>> killed him. >>> >>> Kids are resilient, but far from indestructible. >>> >> >> Two different things. >> The unfortunate child was uninformed but not hesitant. >> >> Mr Liebermann may have meant 'undaunted' and not >> 'indestructible'. > > Nope. I meant indestructible. Undaunted implies that the kid rode on > the sidewalk KNOWING that it might be dangerous. The sidewalk might > not have been the cause of death. Undaunted means: > "not afraid to continue doing something or trying to do something even > though there are problems, dangers, etc." > > Kids tend to collect numerous minor injuries and recover quickly while > learning what works and what doesn't. It's called trial and error. > It's the same for doing "stupid" things for no obvious reason. > Unfortunately, as we get older, we lose the spirit of adventure and > willingness to experiment that helps kids learn. The minor injuries > escalate into major injuries and the learning experience shifts from > trial and error, to reading the instructions and warning labels before > operating. Therefore, to prevent this fatal tragedy, one would only > need to have attached a suitable warning label to the bicycle. "Riding > on the sidewalk might be fatal" should be a sufficient to prevent > further fatalities caused by dangerous sidewalk bicycle riding. > > Back to painfully stacking firewood. I'm undaunted by the possibility > of injuring myself (probably by tripping on a log) but nevertheless, I > blunder onward. > OK, I get that, and you're right, and it's an important feature of humans. Better we should retain some of that childlike spirit over a lifetime! Maybe I'm missing something but what's the difference between 'crushed to death' and 'destroyed'? -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971