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>>>>> Wind noise at the start, until he closes his window, then the tyres
>>>>> screeching can be best heard between 9 and 11 seconds through that
>>>>> clip (through the glass as we previously established).
>>>> If what you say is correct, why can't we hear the car tyres screeching
>>>> with the window open?
>>> You answered that already the mic picks up nothing but wind noise.
>> So your earlier comment about hearing the screeching tyres in the video
>> clip was an untruth?
> Now you are twisting words. Lets summarise the last few posts:
> The car window is open for the first few seconds and all we can hear is
> wind noise. After the window closed the sound becomes clearer and we can
> then hear the truck noise and the tyre screeching noise - best sound part
> is between 9 and 11 seconds. As the engine noise and tyre noise are both
> outwith the 'sensitive' range for the cheap phone mic, they are both
> picked up equally. I hear the sound of the tyres as louder than the truck
> engine noise and therefore so would the truck driver. This does not
> require any theories. It doesn't even require any science to explain. Its
> simple fact presented in the video clip. The only element of doubt was
> introduced when someone suggested that the tyre noise was added in after
> the event to add drama. We have no way of knowing, but must come to our
> own conclusions on this. I personally think the sound track is all
> original, but you will probably want to believe that oposite.
>
> We will never agree on this, so how about we do the adult thing and agree
> to disagree, then we can just give up and do something else. Shake?
As long as you get the next round in.


From: DavidR on
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote
> "DavidR" <curedham(a)4bidden.org.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>> I had an argument about the pollen filter on a forum a while ago. I was
>> told I should replace it regularly because the carbon wears out and lets
>> smells in. They couldn't accept I don't care if I can smell the outside
>> world. Perhaps I'm unwittingly onto something.
>
> Perhaps a better reason is that the pollen filter will block, restricting
> air flow badly, leading to the car windows steaming up far more often.

When the time comes...


From: DavidR on
"GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote
> "DavidR" <curedham(a)4bidden.org.uk> wrote in message
>> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote
>>>
>>> PS: I don't often drive by 'smell'. Anyone else tried that?
>>
>> I had an argument about the pollen filter on a forum a while ago. I was
>> told
>> I should replace it regularly because the carbon wears out and lets
>> smells
>> in. They couldn't accept I don't care if I can smell the outside world.
>> Perhaps I'm unwittingly onto something.
>
> Another reason for replacing the pollen filter is that they get damp after
> a while and bacteria will start to build, so you will get nasty smells
> after a while.
> If you don't care for filtering pollen, the best thing to do in
> order to avoid replacement is to just remove it.

It's still useful enough to keep insects and plant matter from
composting in the system.



From: ChelseaTractorMan on
On Fri, 28 May 2010 09:13:44 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world
wrote:

>It makes me grimace whenever I think about it now.

we all made mistakes, as long as we learned from them, some do not.
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.