As a Philly adjacent anon, I guess I’ll say, as a precaution—it was nice knowing you all. Drills held in Philadelphia in case of hypersonic missile attack or other mass casualty event recently. Russia, Iran, and China threatening strikes. MilOps in SCS.
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I have three degrees in aeronautical engineering. I know this in my sleep. I also know that it has no bearing on the discussion. You don't dispute that fact and fail to explain why you even mention it. I could also state F = ma, the sky is blue, and 2 + 2 = 4. All of it true--and irrelevant. If you want to know about ballistic trajectories, that is what I worked with. I can educate you, but if you want to act like trivial equations are magic incantations, I can't be of much help.
This is always a red flag to me. In my long life, I found those who flash 'credentials' were to be walked away from. I don't believe you. Your response isn't germane to the point I made. Stop your bullshit. It's obvious you don't have a clue even when I was agreeing with you.
It is a red flag to you that when you toss up some physical formula as though it were a magic formula---and encounter someone who eats it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner---you put on your Hat of Outrage that someone with greater relevant education has called you out for an ignoramus. Long life indeed? Longer than mine? I'm 71. If you can beat that, you are closer to the grave, but you don't understand physics any better.
It's not a matter of "believing me." I didn't demand any belief. You just want to puff magic smoke and make me and my expertise go away, because it spoils your beach party with the grim rain of reality. (I also worked in the field of strategic defense for half my career, where nuclear weapons were the threat.)
And, pal, you weren't "agreeing" with me. That's just a lame retreat from your difficult position. You were throwing up a cryptic challenge and denouncing my understanding of physics. You never explained the relevance of kinetic energy to the discussion at hand.
Again, if you want to discuss a subject, I can offer explanation and answers. But if you want to pretend you can talk down to me, you are sadly mistaken.
If you really had 3 degrees in "aeronautical engineering" as you so readily claim, you'd never call this a "magic" formula. Rather, you'd immediately identify it. This formula is taught in HS physics. I know aeronautical engineers and you ain't no aeronautical engineer. So, stop the bullshitting and go away.
I'm not calling it a magic formula. I am saying that you are using it as a magic formula. It is the expression for kinetic energy (which you mentioned at the outset, so what am I supposed to prove...that I can read what you wrote?). I guess you are proud that you took high school physics. Bully for you. In all this exchange you haven't uttered a word of explanation for why you brought it up, which indicates to me that you don't really know. You just thought it would be a cool piece of one-upmanship. Just like I could write q = 1/2 rho u^2 (a real equation, by the way), and you would not be the wiser.
My wife knows aeronautical engineers, too, but she is no aeronautical engineer and she would be the first to say so. Nor are you.