Aerich,
All your points are valid. But you're speaking to the deaf, it would appear.
Case in point: consider this post by R.A.F. from way back on December 12, 2004.
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Originally Posted by R.A.F.
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Originally Posted by Evan
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Originally Posted by Jerry
The good news is, Huygen could be landing on a moon that is three times lighter rather than three times heavier
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What??? That statement is just plain ridiculous. |
Agreed. It also demonstrates a basic misunderstanding about how science "works". Planetary bodies are not lighter of heavier...that implies weight. Scientists do not "weigh" these objects...they determine their mass. Weight and mass are 2 different things. I'm surprised that Jerry didn't know that. |
Now this is a prime example of how Jerry just bobs and weaves whenever objective evidence is presented to him. In his original post, he claimed
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If these predictions are correct, the actual density of Titan is ~ 4.42g/cc, more than twice the current theoretical value (1.88g/cc)
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Contrast this with his statement in the above quote (ignoring the lack of knowledge of the difference between two basic physical units, of course).
Since the successful completion of the mission in January, all he's been doing is the same bobbing and weaving, only now around various misinterpreted details (significantly, inside Titan's atmosphere and having nothing to do with mass or gravity) of that same successful mission.
What a remarkable waste of 75 BABB pages and a lot of good, scientific posters' time!!