On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:27:39 GMT, "Dirk Van de moortel"
wrote:


wrote in message ...
This problem is a combination of several problems I've posted in this
group. When I combine the problems, the answers given to me in
previous posts don't work. Here's the problem.

Another everyday experience problem with 300000 km long
rigid rods, I presume?
http://users.pandora.be/vdmoortel/di.../Everyday.html

Dirk, the link you posted has pandora.be in it, from which I infer
refers to a country different than the United States of America. So
I'm guessing English is not your native language. If you carefully
read my sentence that you refer to in the above link, you will see
that I stated that the 300000 km length IS NOT part of my everyday
experience. If you carefully read what I posted, you will see that
the sentence begins with the word "Other". "Other" when used in this
context means "with the exception of". The meaning of the sentence I
posted is that the 300000 km length IS NOT in my everyday experience,
but the 3 meter per second velocity is in my everyday experience, and
the accleration from 0 to 3 meters per second in 0.1 seconds is in my
everyday experience.
There are some good dictionaries available online
http://www.m-w. com
for example. If you look up the definition of "other" you will see
that first definition is "being the one not included" So in
everyday English as used in the USA, the sentence I posted means that
the 300000 km rod is the parameter that is NOT part of my everyday
experience.
Hope that helps you're understanding of this common English usage.
David

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Please note: If you don't know the physics answer, please feel free
to put up a post that includes personal attacks of my intelligence and
education. That's the approach used by the vast majority of the
people on the planet when they can't logically explain something, so
why should you be different? Besides, your peers may join in giving
each of you mutual support.

Was I right?

Dirk Vdm