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Just saying as a thought experiment that having fewer parts does not mean it will break down less often.
by pretendscholar 8y ago
Just saying as a thought experiment that having fewer parts does not mean it will break down less often.
- greglindahl 8y agoThat's not what a "thought experiment" is -- you confidently said something that has no basis in reality and no argument behind it. You didn't say "maybe" or "might". A "thought experiment" is when you set the stage to explain something using fundamental physics. There are hundreds of thousands of one-gear cars on the road. There is data.
- pretendscholar 8y agoThere's no basis in saying that single gear ice vehicles would break-down more frequently under conventional driving conditions? A thought experiment needs to explain something using fundamental physics? What about a math or logic related thought experiment? Why would I have to include maybe or might in a thought experiment?
- greglindahl 8y agoYou literally said "A car with only one gear", not "single gear ice vehicles". I'm down with math and logic, as well as physics. But the problem here appears to be that you left out a word, so your audience is mystified.
- siidooloo 8y agoHere’s a thought experiment: Product A has 100 parts. Each part has a 10 percent chance of breaking over the products lifetime. Product B has 25 parts. Each has a 10 percent chance of breaking over the product’s lifetime. Which product is more likely to break more often?