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[MadMojoMonkey]

Agreed. That's why I did the math just to show how absurd it was.

If that's why you did the math, you missed the mark for the reasons which I offered in my critique above.

I thought you were a real-life, published scientist?
What publication would post your above "proof" as science?

I'll get right on that. First I gotta find me a giant ruler to get some hard data on the distance to the sun.

There are plenty of credible sources which contain that datum, but I firmly embrace your DIY spirit of attempting to affirm or refute it with your own experiments.

Keep us posted on your 93 million-mile-long ruler project. I'm quite interested in the engineering challenges you have to overcome to maintain rigidity over such length scales.

[Poopadoop]

If that's why you did the math, you missed the mark for the reasons which I offered in my critique above.

Your 'critique' was specious and not worth rebutting in my opinion. Try making a reasonable argument if you want to be taken seriously as a dust analyzer.

I thought you were a real-life, published scientist?

According to some people I am both real life and a published scientist.

What publication would post your above "proof" as science?

I suppose either the Journal of Dust or the Journal of Epidermal Studies would be interested, if not Nature. I'll let you know where it ends up so you can submit something for the comments section.

Keep us posted on your 93 million-mile-long ruler project.

I believe Ong is working on that as we speak, though if I don't see a change in his 'can't be done' attitude the job may be opening up soon.

I'm quite interested in the engineering challenges you have to overcome to maintain rigidity over such length scales.

All the women in my life can attest to my ability to maintain rigidity.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Your 'critique' was specious and not worth rebutting in my opinion. Try making a reasonable argument if you want to be taken seriously as a dust analyzer.

My critique touches on many points. Any one of them is reason to be skeptical of your assertion.

Try making an evidence-based claim if you want to continue this conversation as a scientist.

Since it's clear that you don't, though...

According to some people I am both real life and a published scientist.

I suppose either the Journal of Dust or the Journal of Epidermal Studies would be interested, if not Nature. I'll let you know where it ends up so you can submit something for the comments section.

I believe Ong is working on that as we speak, though if I don't see a change in his 'can't be done' attitude the job may be opening up soon.

All the women in my life can attest to my ability to maintain rigidity.