How much info and data do you really expect to be conveyed in a 15 minute video? Sure, he could have left the CO2 part out.sporty wrote:If you are asking me to go into why I feel it's not very scientific. Why i feel this way.
It would Co inside with the fact. I have openly shared here over the year's and done detailed testing and data. And have built over 500 cars.
And i think i have proven the process. Not just my process e's but overall the info. Buy many others using the info and seeing the same things and doing just as well. If not better then me with the info.
The data plane and simple is not accurate enough to be viewed as accurate science.
The distance comparison shared. Shown in his list to the right. Is off.
But yes. If we look at the standard energy explaining. This is about right on.
I spent 4 hours a day to 6 hours a day. 7 days a week running and testing. Murph, quadad, woodworx. They know I was really putting that much time in testing and tuning and learning.
When you don't give much info. I simply will not ever agree it was scientific.
And I could not determine right away. If the video was for kids or for science. Because he seems to have a mixture of videos. That seem to hinge on one or the other.
I don’t know who dr. Action is. But he needs to do some more testing.
The real honest issue. Any parent knows. When a child sees that video. Wow. The Co powered car. You see that. ? Play that again.
Why was that even mixed or added in. Next ask the kids what they got from seeing the video. Bet #1 answer would be tape weight on top of the car.
Remove the Co power stuff out of the video. And id then be proud enough of it to share it.
Sporty
If you think the video is that flawed, then I challenge you to make one that is better. It is easy to criticize what someone else has done. Not so easy to produce something better. I know that you have put in a lot of time in testing and sharing your experience. I do appreciate that and I am not trying to pick a fight, but maybe it is time that you put your data and experience into something that is clear and concise and do it in a way that many people would be able to understand it. Maybe get with this guy, as he is well spoken and entertaining, and make a more accurate video. Maybe get with Dr. Acton, who's data this video was based off of, and work to have better experimental data to back up a new video. I certainly would like to see the data redone based on a rail rider, instead of a straight runner.
In the end, what matters more to me is that the average racer can build a more competitive car, without spending hours and hours on the build. If they can do that off a "flawed" video, then so be it. Even better if a more accurate video is made available so they can make their car that much more competitive. Until I see a better short and concise video come out, I will point noobs to that video as a starting point and then recommend that they dive into Derby Talk to learn more. I just want to make the average racer more competitive, not have them do all that a league racer would do for their build. Many parents just don't have the time nor the inclination to go beyond the basics.