tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2666986193165264749..comments2024-03-28T16:12:08.205-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: How many people protesting guns???Eaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-67583534321764417542018-03-27T06:25:58.271-04:002018-03-27T06:25:58.271-04:00When the Chevy Vega (remember them?) was introduce...When the Chevy Vega (remember them?) was introduced to the press a young test engineer named Roger M. was asked how many Gs did the Vega pull on the skid pad.<br /><br />Roger said, "Let me get back to you." He consulted his Engineering Handbook and quickly learned that the static coefficient for rubber on dry concrete is 0.80, a number he relayed back to the reporter.<br /><br />The press EXPLODED in admiration. The sporty looking Vega had better skid pad performance, as reported by an unnamed expert, than the Chevy Corvette.<br /><br />Usually, I trust the experts. But in this case I have a very hard time reconciling THAT image with the professional's estimate of the crowd.<br /><br />Perhaps Daily Mail used a stock image. Perhaps the crowd grew through the day. Maybe the kids were standing on each others shoulders. Perhaps my estimate was a wee bit stingy on the usable width of the street. Perhaps "professional" is not orthogonal to "political".Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-57267639375110216012018-03-26T15:29:39.447-04:002018-03-26T15:29:39.447-04:00A professional estimate put the crowd size at appr...A professional estimate put the crowd size at approx. 200,000.<br />http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/25/march-our-lives-dc-crowd-smaller-organizers-estimates-imaging-company-saysThird Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-81443529827609095802018-03-26T14:46:58.122-04:002018-03-26T14:46:58.122-04:00It'd be nice if we could zoom in and count num...It'd be nice if we could zoom in and count number of people within a known area. But even if 5 square feet per person (which would be a dense crowd) is used, the resulting number is still far below what the organizers and media were telling us. Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-89394587842302882032018-03-25T14:17:11.855-04:002018-03-25T14:17:11.855-04:00Now there you go again, using facts... You 'kn...Now there you go again, using facts... You 'know' that's not politically correct!!! :-DOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com