**THE** official weather question thread.

MAXUM · 01-15-2008, 07:34 PM

LOL - well let me re-phrase, not general run of the mill idiot, just when it comes to weather. Actually it's neat to get a real world explination for some of this stuff, usually that never happens. I'm sure you could easily make all this stuff seem extremely complicated and no dispute it is, but things can be described in simple terms without stressing the abstract. Heck I try to do the same thing when it comes to computers. Like many things these days simple questions can be answered simply, unfortunately there are those out there who insist on using fancy buzz words and acronyms - I swear half the time just to hear themselves "sound smart". Indeed I find that many in the computer industry I run into that are like that do so as a smoke screen becuase they really have no idea what they are talking about. Who invented the acronym anyways? I'd like to have a word with them. Some one with a good grasp of a certain subject matter can easily explain the complex in simple terms to anyone who has reasonable cognative ability. Heck my brother in law is (no kidding) a rocket scientist and he was able to explain to me how he designed some ion drive rocket motor and I actually understood what he was talking about. Just please... don't ask me to build one or reguratate what he said. Otherwise we'd probably end up trying to fly to mars on a glorified weed whacker.

Well you guys have been great to answer my questions, I can't think of any more that come to mind, but when I do I know where to ask!

Thanks!

MAXUM

01-15-2008, 07:34 PM	#8
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 244 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	LOL - well let me re-phrase, not general run of the mill idiot, just when it comes to weather. Actually it's neat to get a real world explination for some of this stuff, usually that never happens. I'm sure you could easily make all this stuff seem extremely complicated and no dispute it is, but things can be described in simple terms without stressing the abstract. Heck I try to do the same thing when it comes to computers. Like many things these days simple questions can be answered simply, unfortunately there are those out there who insist on using fancy buzz words and acronyms - I swear half the time just to hear themselves "sound smart". Indeed I find that many in the computer industry I run into that are like that do so as a smoke screen becuase they really have no idea what they are talking about. Who invented the acronym anyways? I'd like to have a word with them. Some one with a good grasp of a certain subject matter can easily explain the complex in simple terms to anyone who has reasonable cognative ability. Heck my brother in law is (no kidding) a rocket scientist and he was able to explain to me how he designed some ion drive rocket motor and I actually understood what he was talking about. Just please... don't ask me to build one or reguratate what he said. Otherwise we'd probably end up trying to fly to mars on a glorified weed whacker. Well you guys have been great to answer my questions, I can't think of any more that come to mind, but when I do I know where to ask! Thanks! MAXUM