BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
12-10-2003, 10:43 AM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
I am used to explaining jokes to them.
It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
engineering" as something new.
Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
"sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
list metals by "sharpness".
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Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
12-10-2003, 11:12 AM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Yup! something like oxygen free speaker cables at 100 bucks a foot
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
12-10-2003, 11:12 AM
#33
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Yup! something like oxygen free speaker cables at 100 bucks a foot
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
12-10-2003, 11:12 AM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Yup! something like oxygen free speaker cables at 100 bucks a foot
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
Paul Calman wrote:
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts does it
> list metals by "sharpness".
12-10-2003, 12:09 PM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
On 10 Dec 2003 06:43 AM, Paul Calman posted the following:
>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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12-10-2003, 12:09 PM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
On 10 Dec 2003 06:43 AM, Paul Calman posted the following:
>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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12-10-2003, 12:09 PM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
On 10 Dec 2003 06:43 AM, Paul Calman posted the following:
>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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>
> That wasn't a slam on Engineers, there are 4 of them in my family.
> I am used to explaining jokes to them.
> It was a slam on GM's advertising strategy of "professional grade
> engineering" as something new.
> Similar to some razor company's new ad touting Titanium as one of the
> "sharpest" metals. Nowhere in my machinist's or metalurgical texts
> does it list metals by "sharpness".
Besides which, I don't believe titanium holds an edge as well as good
old carbon steel. The reasons to use it are heat resistance, strength
to weight, and corrosion resistance. A few years ago I visited Boeing
Surplus in Renton, and they had several blocks and small sheets of it
for sale. I stood there trying to think of some possible use I would
have for it but ended up leaving without any of it.
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12-10-2003, 01:21 PM
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
12-10-2003, 01:21 PM
#39
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
12-10-2003, 01:21 PM
#40
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
and it will respond.
"Valued User" <valued@user.com> wrote in message
news:FQwBb.23927$HH.6870@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Yep. All you armchair physicists were right...
>
>
>
>
> NOT!
>
>
