Re: published helmet research - not troll



"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:

> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>
> >Guy, trying to stay on message,

>
> Like most zealots, Bill is clearly unable to distinguish between an
> atheist and an agnostic.


Guy and company are the only zealots on this thread. He's using the
tactic of accusing opposition of your major fault so that it will look
like "*** for tat" if the opposition brings it up. A good example
is Bush's "flip flopping" charge and the Republican funding of the
Swift Boat Liars (TM).

You can also look at the net verbage. Real zealots (TM) talk a lot
and go non-linear at any disagreement with their cherished beliefs,
and Guy certainly takes the cake in that regard. And you can also
look at the fact that he is replying to nearly *everything* I post,
not just replies to replies to his posts.

He's obviously got an obsession.

I'll ignore the rest of his posts today. It's all been covered and
Guy is simply wrong as should be obvious.

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Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:

>> Like most zealots, Bill is clearly unable to distinguish between an
>> atheist and an agnostic.


>Guy and company are the only zealots on this thread.


LOL! Très drôle. Now, how about the challenge I issued?

1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
contradicting it, or
3. shut up.

>I'll ignore the rest of his posts today.


Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening"

I see no option 4 (evasion) in the challenge above, Bill. So which of
the three are you going for?

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:18:48 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]>
> wrote in message
> <[email protected]>:
>
> >hypersonic aircraft are representative of the best you can do in terms
> >of air drag reduction but then that also doesn't anything to do with the
> >subject at hand.

>
> Do you get the impression that Bill's knowledge of boundary layer
> conditions, laminar and turbulent flow is less than encylopaedic?


My impression is that the only encyclopedic knowledge Bill has at hand is
"How to act the ass without really trying".
 
On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:08:34 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My impression is that the only encyclopedic knowledge Bill has at hand is
>"How to act the ass without really trying".


Be fair, Tom, he puts a lot of effort into that :)

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:08:34 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >My impression is that the only encyclopedic knowledge Bill has at hand is
> >"How to act the ass without really trying".

>
> Be fair, Tom, he puts a lot of effort into that :)


Perhaps, but he seems to do it with such ease.
 
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:

> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>
> >> Like most zealots, Bill is clearly unable to distinguish between an
> >> atheist and an agnostic.

>
> >Guy and company are the only zealots on this thread.

>
> LOL! Très drôle. Now, how about the challenge I issued?


I've gone over it 30 times already, and going over it a few more
times won't change the fact that you guys are simply out to lunch.
I provided data for you showing a range in air drag a non-aerodynamic
helmet being about a percentage point worse than a cylcist with a
full head of hair, the best ANSI certified design being better than
a cylcist with short hair, and the most aerodynamic design being a
couple of percent better than a cyclist with a bald head. You need
a minor improvement over a 1980s model helmet with no aerodynamic
shaping to get a net reduction in drag.

> 1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
> 2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
> contradicting it, or
> 3. shut up.


The data *did* support my position, and ranting won't change that.

> >I'll ignore the rest of his posts today.

>
> Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening"


Translation, if you act like a child, you'll be ignored. Oh, and
refusing to put up with your infantile behavior is not an "evasion."

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"Tom Kunich" <[email protected]> writes:

> "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:18:48 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]>
> > wrote in message
> > <[email protected]>:
> >
> > >hypersonic aircraft are representative of the best you can do in terms
> > >of air drag reduction but then that also doesn't anything to do with the
> > >subject at hand.

> >
> > Do you get the impression that Bill's knowledge of boundary layer
> > conditions, laminar and turbulent flow is less than encylopaedic?

>
> My impression is that the only encyclopedic knowledge Bill has at hand is
> "How to act the ass without really trying".


My impression is we have two children who are trying to morph a
discussion about bicycles helmets (you know, on bicycles traveling
between 10 and 30 mph) into a discussion of supersonic aircraft,
all because they really don't have a valid point to make and are
into mindless personal attacks. What a pair of infants Guy and
Tom make!

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"Tom Kunich" <[email protected]> writes:

> "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:08:34 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >My impression is that the only encyclopedic knowledge Bill has at hand is
> > >"How to act the ass without really trying".

> >
> > Be fair, Tom, he puts a lot of effort into that :)

>
> Perhaps, but he seems to do it with such ease.


Now we have Guy and Tom figuratively gratifying each other. They'd
be a lot less frustrated if they just hooked up.

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Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:

>> Now, how about the challenge I issued?


>I've gone over it 30 times already


Indeed, and each time the fundamental flaws in your assertion have
been pointed out to you, most notably the fact that all your evidence
actually says the opposite of what you assert. There are three
possible ways forward from that position:

1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
contradicting it, or
3. shut up.

You had one go at 2, but the new data only reinforced the proof that
you are wrong. Which of the three will you try next?

>You need
>a minor improvement over a 1980s model helmet with no aerodynamic
>shaping to get a net reduction in drag.


Assuming that *unrestrained long hair* is representative, yes. It
isn't, of course. If short hair is representative you obviously need
a very substantial improvement, but why let inconvenient facts spoil a
good house of cards?

The crucial fact is, as has been pointed out more times than I care to
count, you have provided no evidence to suggest that this notional
improvement has been realised. Others have pointed out reasons why a
modern multi-vented helmet might very well be worse than the V-1, and
at least one of the studies you cited had /as a starting premise/ the
stated fact that helmets increase drag. Not even the manufacturers
claim any aerodynamic drag reduction - you stand alone, as ever.

Add to this the fact that the measured reduction in drag with an aero
helmet is achievable only when the rider's head is held in a constant
position relative to the body, and with the body maintained in an aero
crouch (neither of which is exactly representative of the average
cyclist), and I think you can see why we would need more than the
arm-waving of a helmet zealot before we believe that modern helmets
are more aero than the V-1, let alone sufficiently better to
outperform short hair.

>The data *did* support my position, and ranting won't change that.


Supported in the way that Origin of the Species supports creationism,
evidently.

>refusing to put up with your infantile behavior is not an "evasion."


I bow to your superior knowledge: I think we can all agree that
evasion is one area in which your expertise and experience outweighs
that of probably all other participants in these ngs combined.

Guy
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"Bill Z." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>>
>> >> Like most zealots, Bill is clearly unable to distinguish between an
>> >> atheist and an agnostic.

>>
>> >Guy and company are the only zealots on this thread.

>>
>> LOL! Très drôle. Now, how about the challenge I issued?

>
> I've gone over it 30 times already, and going over it a few more
> times won't change the fact that you guys are simply out to lunch.
> I provided data for you showing a range in air drag a non-aerodynamic
> helmet being about a percentage point worse than a cylcist with a
> full head of hair, the best ANSI certified design being better than
> a cylcist with short hair, and the most aerodynamic design being a
> couple of percent better than a cyclist with a bald head. You need
> a minor improvement over a 1980s model helmet with no aerodynamic
> shaping to get a net reduction in drag.


To bad you're wrong yet again. The "most aerodynamic design" WAS NOT an ANSI
certified helmet. Moreover, ANSI certification is far less demanding that
Snell certification and perhaps half of all helmets presently being sold as
ANSI certified wouldn't pass the ANSI tests.

Moreover, modern road helmets with their odd shapes and multiple vents have
considerably more drag than the Bell V1 Pro that had more drag than any bare
head.

>> 1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
>> 2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
>> contradicting it, or
>> 3. shut up.

>
> The data *did* support my position, and ranting won't change that.


As Guy stated - "Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening""

Does it hurt your head to be that stupid?
 
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:

> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>
> >> Now, how about the challenge I issued?

>
> >I've gone over it 30 times already


.... and we don't need 31 times.

>
> Indeed, and each time the fundamental flaws in your assertion have
> been pointed out to you, most notably the fact that all your evidence
> actually says the opposite of what you assert. There are three
> possible ways forward from that position:


You are just repeating yourself mindlessly, and pretending to have
a point when you in fact don't. I'll snip the rest of your post
as well. Given your continued infantile name calling, I'll assume
you really have nothing to contribute to a discussion of any time.

Enjoy your time out. Your cut-and-paste jobs are the halmark of
a troll.

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"Tom Kunich" <[email protected]> writes:

> "Bill Z." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:
> > I've gone over it 30 times already, and going over it a few more
> > times won't change the fact that you guys are simply out to lunch.
> > I provided data for you showing a range in air drag a non-aerodynamic
> > helmet being about a percentage point worse than a cylcist with a
> > full head of hair, the best ANSI certified design being better than
> > a cylcist with short hair, and the most aerodynamic design being a
> > couple of percent better than a cyclist with a bald head. You need
> > a minor improvement over a 1980s model helmet with no aerodynamic
> > shaping to get a net reduction in drag.

>
> To bad you're wrong yet again. The "most aerodynamic design" WAS NOT an ANSI
> certified helmet. Moreover, ANSI certification is far less demanding that
> Snell certification and perhaps half of all helmets presently being sold as
> ANSI certified wouldn't pass the ANSI tests.


Tommy is throwing up a smokescreen. I showed values for seveal
helmets. One was not ANSI certified, and clearly labeled as such in
the previous posts. The others were. The one that is not ANSI
certified is useful as a data point - it gives you an idea of how
much better you can do in terms of air drag than the best ANSI
certified one.

> Moreover, modern road helmets with their odd shapes and multiple vents have
> considerably more drag than the Bell V1 Pro that had more drag than any bare
> head.


You've produce no evidence of that - only assertions.

> Does it hurt your head to be that


Is there a reason that you are incapable of holding a civil discussion?
Is it perchance the same personal problem that landed you in the slammer
for an evening? Face it, Kunich, you have a history of being abusive.
It's time for you to grow up.

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Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:

>> >I've gone over it 30 times already

>... and we don't need 31 times.


To know you are wrong? No indeed.

>You are just repeating yourself mindlessly, and pretending to have
>a point when you in fact don't.


Which might make sense if it weren't you who is trying to make a
point. All we are doing is challenging you to provide proof. Thus
far the proof you have provided shows the opposite of what you assert,
hence the challenge:

1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
contradicting it, or
3. shut up.

>I'll snip the rest of your post as well.


Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening".

Guy
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Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:

>You've produce no evidence of that - only assertions.


In the same way that you provide no evidence to support your
assertions. All the evidence you posted proves you wrong.

The crucial difference here is that Tom is not making claims (of
benefit or otherwise), while you are. You have made a claim, we have
challenged you to substantiate it, and you have signally failed to do
so. Although you have provided some world-class examples of evasion
along the way.

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:

> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>
> >> >I've gone over it 30 times already

> >... and we don't need 31 times.

>
> To know you are wrong? No indeed.


All we've had from you, at least in any post I've seen, are mindless
assertions. I've provided three data points - an aerodynamicly
designed helmet that reduces drag relative to a bare head, an
ANSI-certified aerodynamically designed helmet whose air drag is
between that for a bald head and that for short hair, and a
non-aerodyanmiclly designed helmet (a Bell V1 Pro) that is slightly
worse than long hair. Your assertion seems to be either that it is
impossible to come up with a design whose air drag falls in between
the latter two points, providing a slight air drag reduction, or that
helmet designers decided to develop worse designs from year to year as
they went to more aerodynamic shapes.

I also showed some data where the air drag for a couple of helmet
shapes was measured, showing a net reduction.

>
> >I'll snip the rest of your post as well.

>
> Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening".


When you act like an infant, you'll be put in a time out and ignored.
Since you are *still* acting like an infant, that applies for your
other post today as well.

If you have anything substantial to say, which I doubt given your
history, I'd suggest you stick to the subject and cut the baby talk.
I know it must hurt you to be treated like a child, but if you want
to be treated like an adult, start acting like one.

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Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:

>> >> >I've gone over it 30 times already
>> >... and we don't need 31 times.

>> To know you are wrong? No indeed.


>All we've had from you, at least in any post I've seen, are mindless
>assertions.


Is that how you see it? Fascinating. I have referred you back to
your original source, which says you are wrong, and asked you to
provide some proof to back your assertion. This amounts, in
BillWorld[tm] to a "mindless assertion" on my part. But you are
ignoring the simple and obvious fact that it is /you/ who are making
claims of benefit, /you/ who are making what assertions are being
made, /you/ who provided the proof you are wrong, /you/ who have
failed to provide evidence to back your assertion.

It's a strange place, BillWorld[tm], and no mistake.

>Since you are *still* acting like an infant, that applies for your
>other post today as well.


Translation: "Laa laa I'm not listening".

>If you have anything substantial to say, which I doubt given your
>history, I'd suggest you stick to the subject


I did. Per the subject, I presented the following clear and
unambiguous challenge:

1. admit you are wrong, as proven by the data you posted
2. produce new data which supports your position rather than
contradicting it, or
3. shut up.

So far you have tried insults, evasions and repeating your disproven
assertion.

Executive summary:

Bill |<---------------- unbridgeable chasm ---------------->| Clue

Guy
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> writes:

> Bill "Laa laa I'm not listening" Zaumen trolled:
>
> >> >> >I've gone over it 30 times already
> >> >... and we don't need 31 times.
> >> To know you are wrong? No indeed.

>
> >All we've had from you, at least in any post I've seen, are mindless
> >assertions.

>
> Is that how you see it? Fascinating. I have referred you back to
> your original source, which says you are wrong, and asked you to
> provide some proof to back your assertion.


The original source you are refering to the one I posted) says no such
thing - it agrees with what I was stating. Obviously you've added no
new information to the discussion and think that repeating yourself
with lots of verbage will somehow convince people. And that is all
you are doing.

I.e, you are a mindless troll - and *still* resorting to childish name
calling. Why don't you start acting like an adult - it really isn't
that hard.

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"Bill Z." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]> writes:
>> To bad you're wrong yet again. The "most aerodynamic design" WAS NOT an
>> ANSI
>> certified helmet. Moreover, ANSI certification is far less demanding that
>> Snell certification and perhaps half of all helmets presently being sold
>> as
>> ANSI certified wouldn't pass the ANSI tests.

>
> Tommy is throwing up a smokescreen. I showed values for seveal
> helmets. One was not ANSI certified, and clearly labeled as such in
> the previous posts. The others were.


But of course the one you were claiming to show less drag than a bald head
was the non-ANSI helmet. Let's face it Bill, your lies show a remarkable
lack of talent especially when you are the one that supplied the citations.
Could you possibly be so stupid a to believe that no one would actually look
at those citations to ascertain the truth of your statements? Apparently you
are and feel that you need only lie about the parts that disagree with your
assertions. That is - everything.

> The one that is not ANSI
> certified is useful as a data point - it gives you an idea of how
> much better you can do in terms of air drag than the best ANSI
> certified one.


Yes, what you can do is qiute a bit less than an ANSI helmet and barely less
than a bald head or even short hair IF you are willing to only ride in a
racing crouch, on aero bars and with your head placed solidly forward never
looking either right nor left. In fact, sort of the way you view the world
around you - with tunnel vision and completely outside of reality.

> Is there a reason that you are incapable of holding a civil discussion?


Do you mean like your idea of a civil discussion where you make unsupported
claims and then supply a citation that proves you completely wrong whereby
you post for a month saying exactly the opposite of the information you
yourself provided?

Bill, everyone on the internet now knows that you are seriously mental. I
suggest you find a good shrink and discuss why you cannot admit you are
wrong even when you supply the proof yourself.
 

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