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Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn
Date 2017-07-31 11:40 +0000
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Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 6:55:21 PM UTC-7, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> 
>>> So, uh, what phase is water in at temperatures between 0 and 100 C at 1 ATM? 
>> 
>> A mixture of liquid and gas, Jim. That is what vapor pressure means. 
> 
> As a physicist

Gutless liar. 

> I have to inform you that you are mistaken. Vapor pressure refers to the
> pressure of a mixture of air and suspended microdroplets of LIQUID H2O. 
> There is no (zero, nada, nill) gaseous H2O in vapor.  All of the H2O in
> vapor is aerosol (suspended microdroplets)--not gas. 
> 
> I agree that in normal parlance it is customary to conflate the concepts
> of vapor and gas.  But that is because normal parlance is based on
> fundamental assumptions that we assume from childhood and from other
> non-scientific cultural sources. 
> 
> In other words, the notion that gas and vapor are universally
> interchangeable and unambiguously definitive is an urban legend.  It is
> not science. And, frankly, it is not reality. 
> 
> I agree that many scientific disciplines (meteorology for example) fail
> or even stubbornly refuse to make a distinction between H2O vapor and H2O
> gas. The reasons for this are historical and political, not empirical.  
> 
>> ANY substance, water no exception, is a mix of liquid and gas between
>> melting point and boiling point. 
> 
> This is not even remotely possible.  You might as well be telling us the
> sun circles the earth.

Well, there you go.  Ineducable, gutless liar. 

> 
>> I have no idea why you don't know this. 
> 
> I know exactly why you believe H2O vapor (aerosol) is gas. As I
> described, the reasons are cultural, not empirical. 
> 
> At one time I believed as you do. Everybody originally believes as you do. 
> 
> At one time everybody believed the sun circled the earth.  Even now we
> hear people talk about the sun rising. Five hundred years ago to
> scientists explained that  it was the earth that circled the sun.  Then what happened?  
> 
> Then what happened was nothing--for hundreds of years.  Think about that.
> For hundreds of years we had conclusive evidence that the earth circled
> the sun AND EVERYBODY IGNORED IT.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> "What is steam table in thermodynamics?
>>>> In addition to pressure and temperature, these tables usually include
>>>> other related values such as specific enthalpy (h) and specific volume
>>>> (v). The data found in a saturated steam table always refers to steam at
>>>> a particular saturation point, also known as the boiling point."
>>> 
>>> So, uh, what phase is water in at temperatures between 0 and 100 C at 1 ATM? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Let's repeat a particular sentence, Jim...
>>>> 
>>>> "The data found in a saturated steam table always refers to steam at a
>>>> particular saturation point, also known as the boiling point."
>>> 
>>> So, uh, what phase is water in at temperatures between 0 and 100 C at 1 ATM? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> STEAM, Jim, STEAM... not other forms of gaseous water vapor, like
>>>> evaporate or sublimate, but boiling water only, STEAM!. 
>>>> 
>>>> What is so hard to understand about this?
>>> 
>>> So, uh, what phase is water in at temperatures between 0 and 100 C at 1 ATM? 
>>> 
>>> Anybody want to bet that none of these trolls will respond to this question?
>>> 
>>> Jame McGinn / Solving Tornadoes
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables
> 
> 



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Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-07-27 17:26 -0500
  Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 15:31 -0700
    Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-07-27 16:57 -0700
      Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 17:35 -0700
        Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-07-27 18:20 -0700
          Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 18:32 -0700
            Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 01:55 +0000
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 19:37 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 02:56 +0000
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 10:07 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 12:24 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 20:21 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 13:44 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 20:37 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 11:40 +0000
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-28 12:19 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-30 10:23 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 15:17 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-07-30 12:53 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 20:04 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 20:08 -0700
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 13:42 -0700
          Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 20:01 -0700
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            Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 14:23 +0000
              Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-08-02 12:53 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 13:00 -0500
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 01:22 +0000
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Mushnik <invalid@invalid.com> - 2017-08-03 20:30 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 13:48 -0700
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-08-02 13:53 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 12:01 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-08-02 12:13 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-08-02 14:45 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 15:19 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-08-02 15:37 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 10:27 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 09:07 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn pnalsing@gmail.com - 2017-08-03 09:48 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 09:56 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 14:14 -0700
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 19:02 +0000
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 14:10 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 17:21 -0700
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2017-08-04 13:39 -0700
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-02 19:48 -0700
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                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 08:50 -0700
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 10:23 -0500
                Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2017-08-03 08:52 -0700
          Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Claudius Denk <claudiusdenk@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 20:06 -0700
      Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-07-27 20:11 -0500
  Re: Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own,Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments as demonstrated by James McGinn Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2017-07-27 22:46 -0700
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