Problem. Boy and girl are 10 feet apart. The boy can move towards the girl half way at a time. First movement five feet. Second movement 2.5 feet, etc.
Q. Do they ever reach each other?
Scientist’s answer : No
Engineer’s answer : They get close enough.
This explains much of the inane discussion in some recent threads.
You can use the scientists approach to say they don’t know man’s effect on climate so they need to keep getting money to study more.
But the Science is Settled: They do not have a friggen clue!
But they know how to garner grant money.
“This explains much of the inane discussion in some recent threads.”
No, it’s because I have been away and not giving my pearls of scientific wisdom Steve :p
Andy
This is the wellknown nerd effect: why the scientist never gets the girl.