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Originally Posted by freebeard
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Indeed. So to argue that speculation wouldn't occur if this were a "DIY-interested science journal", and can occur if this is a "science-interested DIY community" is to develop a strawman no one has used as their premise - ie that a "DIY science journal" precludes speculation.
And, as usual, the reply simply muddied the water by not actually addressing either point I made, viz:
I think the problem with car aerodynamics speculation is that either:
1) the analysis is overly simplistic, and so people start believing that it's as simple as looking at a shape with an expert eye
or
2) if the analysis starts to consider any of the myriad of inter-relating factors that are likely to be actually applying, it has to become even more speculative.
Not quite a perfect analogy, but it's a bit like commenting on cam specs by just looking at the shape of the lobe.