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If a professional race team cannot make that weld properly, why do we have faith in amateurs doing it for the first time?
by dotancohen 2y ago
If a professional race team cannot make that weld properly, why do we have faith in amateurs doing it for the first time?
- echoangle 2y agoIf that’s your bar for DIY stuff, you couldn’t do anything at all. With enough time, everything will be messed up by a professional at some point. If some electrician makes a mistake when wiring a house and it burns down, does that mean that I can never trust myself to wire something myself? Arguably you have an advantage over the professionals because at least you’re motivated to do it properly because it’s your own life on the line. Edit: for another half-serious analogy: if a professional race car driver ever crashes while driving on a regular road, does that mean I can’t drive myself? Because even a professional made a mistake while doing it, so how can I be trusted to do it better?
- GuB-42 2y agoA professional race team working under time pressure on a car going 3 times faster and where weight is a concern. Amateurs can take their time, it makes all the difference.
- potato3732842 2y agoA professional race team is trying to build things that are just barely adequate and are working under crazy deadlines. Amateurs are free to throw more metal at the problem.