Re: A wrenching problem

From	Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Re: A wrenching problem
Date	2015-10-31 21:25 +0000
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On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:56:45 -0400, benj wrote:

> 
> The beauty of being an experimentalist rather than a theoretician is 
> that you not only know how to calculate the torque from a 15 degree 
> offset, but you also know how to use a wrench to yank the head off your 
> classic E-type Jaguar.
>

The prime dictum has always been that a workman must understand his
tools.  This may be given less respect nowadays but it is still something
to strive for.

A LOT can be said about even simple tools, as these nice folks discuss:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?&t=168610

Whew!

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A wrenching problem Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:43 -0500
  Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 02:56 +0000
    Re: A wrenching problem xxein1@att.net - 2015-10-31 10:06 -0700
    Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 13:35 -0400
      Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 18:06 +0000
        Re: A wrenching problem jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-31 19:03 +0000
          Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 19:33 +0000
            Re: A wrenching problem jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-31 19:50 +0000
          Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:07 -0400
            Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 22:22 +0000
              Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 23:12 -0400
                Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-01 04:04 +0000
                Re: A wrenching problem "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 21:29 -0700
                Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-01 06:28 +0000
                Re: A wrenching problem olli.dp3@gmail.com - 2015-10-31 23:09 -0700
                Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 10:49 -0500
      Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 18:26 +0000
        Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 16:56 -0400
          Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 21:25 +0000
          Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 21:33 +0000
            Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 22:56 -0400
      Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 19:04 +0000
        Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:25 -0400
        Re: A wrenching problem dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-01 08:29 -0500
          Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 10:21 -0500
            Re: A wrenching problem dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-01 22:43 -0500
          Re: A wrenching problem R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-11-01 18:48 +0000
      Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 20:13 +0000

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