seanadams;256048 Wrote: > Maybe. Or maybe based on what I know of the Transporter and of > electrical engineering, I can be quite confident in my position with > just the information at hand. > > Here's an analogy: Suppose I sell bits of string which are 3" in > length. Perfect for tying up very small parcels, attaching notes to > pigeons' legs, etc. > > Then someone claims that by simply tying one of my bits of string into > a knot, he has increased its length to 4". Now, based on what I know of > string and of knots, I can safely say "no way". > > Is the onus not on the tier of knots to demonstrate that he has in fact > increased the length of the string by his method? He could at least show > a picture of this magically knotted string so that we can see that at > least _something_ of interest has been done to it... > > The length of a bit of string, like the amount of jitter in a clock > signal or the number of bits per sample supported by a digital audio > device, are observable things. But not only are they easily tested, > they can also be predicted and understood without even having to lay > hands on the thing, because we have theory to tell us how this stuff > works. > > However, nobody has seen, heard, or measured this claimed 4" bit of > string. Nobody can explain how one might tie a knot in such a way as to > make it 4" in length. Perhaps the first few people to buy such a string > will never take the time to hold a ruler against it and see how long it > really is. They will just be happy to have a longer bit of string > because they were told it is longer. That is exactly how these scams > work! People are gullible. The snake oil salesmen would be out of > business if people took time to test this stuff or learn how it works. > > > > You don't think I have better things to do? the only reason I post in > threads like this is because I don't want my customers to be misled. > But after a certain point, if someone insists on believing despite all > evidence to the contrary, I give up!
What if the 3" string was moving at the speed of light? :-P -- jeffmeh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41756 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
