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Originally Posted by 3-Wheeler
Phil,
I have to say that reading all the postings of yours over the past two years, and hearing Mike from aerocivic talk about your affect on him at the 2009 Hybrid Fest in Madison, one can reach the easy conclusion that you have affected many people here at EcoModder in a very positive way!
We are all in this together and it's great to have your input and inspiration to help us in our individual projects that we post here.
Thanks for your input.
Jim.
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Thanks Jim.The twisted path of my life has exposed me to the notion that the individual can,and does make a huge difference,and I'm almost daily reminded of,or discover yet another 'hero' out there who selflessly contributes,or has contributed to a better world,my world.
And a big source of endorphins and dopamine for my shriveling brain has been the opportunity to test out,and verify some of the claims made by the pioneers of aerodynamics,heros all!
Abraham Lincoln was said to say," To know and not tell makes cowards of men." And I feel a responsibility to tell about all the things I've encountered,get the knowledge out there for those insulated from it,as I have been,and see where it goes.
The other thing is that what I do is very selfish in a way,in that I feed off everybody's energy and their progress and it makes it alot easier to get out of bed each day knowing you all are out there shaking the bushes and making things happen.
And books like Hucho's allow everyone access to good science,so they can navigate around pitfalls that have challenged so many in the quest for better efficiency and all its consequences.
In the movie,'World's Fastest Indian',Burt Munro mentioned a quote by Theodore Roosevelt,about the man in the arena and I feel like it applies to everyone at EcoModder.All of you are heros!