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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!