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Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication and manipulation

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vikramkr wrote: post #168
pdonis wrote: post #145

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> You don't have a right to buy stuff that works or that you can trust We're not talking about rights here. You claimed, and I quote, "You can buy whatever you want unless the DEA has an issue with it." I am simply pointing out that that is not true. Whether it should be true as a matter of right is irrelevant to that factual question. > you keep acting as if getting a prescription is some sort of actual barrier or b…

When i said buy whatever you want, i was referring to the ingredient in the drug, which you can buy or make with no issues. And when i say the prescription not being a barrier, i'm not talking about not needing a prescription to get research grade antibiotics. I'm talking about how needing a prescription to get a non-controlled drug is literally a non-issue because of rampant off label prescribing and online prescrip…

At this point your use of the Humpty Dumpty principle makes further discussion highly unlikely to be fruitful.

Re: Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication and manipulation

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bryant wrote: post #153
toss1 wrote: post #101

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Good point but not such a great great exsmple of spurious cost differences. The Ford GT is a top race-spec car putting out 660 horsepower and capable of speeds around 220 mph, while the econocar Fiesta tops out at 112 HP and would be lucky to see 100mph with a tailwind. Unless the part is something like a window-opener switch, yoi WANT that part to have all the extra engineering, higher spec materials, tighter-tolera…

I was referring to common elements like window switches, yes. I figured it would've gone without saying since the other components are binned based on manufacturing quality.

Yes, while some components are binned based on mfg quality, most key components of race or supercars are not merely differentially binned from the econocars. This is especially true for critical components like the drivetrain, suspension, chassis, etc.

Race and supercar components will have entirely different design, engineering, materials specification, manufacturing, testinng, assembly, and QA processes. Just a gear in the transmission, a piston, body panel, or even the bolts and fasteners will often be as alien from an econocar part as are jet engine parts (in fact, it is not uncommon for racecars to borrow tech from aviation & space technology).

A specific example that I work on is body panels and suspension components, which are just stamped steel for econo-cars, but for race and supercars are highly designed carbon fiber panels or components. They have literally zero in common except for ending up on the same general area of the car. Even when converting an econo-car to a low-level race spec, the new part will be entirely different. E.g., I've made parts for championship-winning pro rally and pro road racing cars. Every single component is stripped off the original frame, and then new parts are designed and built. E.g., when I build a carbon fiber hood, it will look a lot like the original, but in fact, not a single molecule or process will be the same as the original hood, but they might use an original hinge bracket to mount it to the frame.

Source: Worked on racecars, drove several championship wins, own high-performance composites design & fabrication biz that does work for race teams, among other customers.

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