Re: Feeling Acceleration

[inet@intellisys.net (brian whatcott)]

At 05:30 PM 4/8/97, A. R. Marlow wrote:

> > [Joel Rauber ??]
> > 2) I've never seen a force sensor yet that doesn't work by first measuring 
> > acceleration. 
> > ...
>
> Is there a consensus on this list on the validity of this statement?  It 
> has been made repeatedly before, and as far as I recall, without
> challenge.  I would really like to know, because if there is a consensus 
> in its favor, further discussion of the matter is rather pointless.
>   
> A. R. Marlow 

Is there anyone who believes that basic concepts are best settled
 by concensus? This amounts to the 'Democratic Theory of Science'.
 Though Marlow were the only one with a particular view, he could be 
the only one not mistaken.
One point in Marlow's favor: Joel (?) mentions a time sequence of events,
i.e. a cause and an effect.              
 This does not endear his argument to me for this reason alone. 

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK