Got it. You have no idea what the Bishop experiment is,
I'm aware of what was posted on multiple sites on the Internet. I'm aware of its location and what the goal was. I am also aware of what mistakes were made and why his results were incorrect. As you have yet to expound on the point, beyond your usual pithy responses, I'm going to ignore your useless reply here.
you lied about Rowbotham's dropping out,
This would be a true statement if I was the one who wrote the Wiki about Rowbotham. I am not the author, but I did use it for reference. I have no problem agreeing with Tom's observation. Still, a liar I am not.
and you baselessly lie that I did not perform the experiment.
Ahh, but here John this is far from baseless and not a lie at all. Let me briefly review what you've offered about your so called experiment:
I asked you what weight and number of ply twine used; you declined to expand on it
I asked you what diameter and length of pole use to secure the twine; you declined to expand on it
Those two point alone are enough to debunk your intellectually stunted attempt at proving nothing. Let me help with this. A Mk. 84, 2000lbs bomb has a fragmentation minimum safe distance of just over one mile. If I'm going to perform a remote manipulation of a bomb fuse at a safe distance, I need more than a mile of rope. There is a tool called a mechanical impact wrench:
That is used with rope to remotely remove bomb fuses from unexploded munitions. So, I have hands-on, first person experience working with the tools you claim to have used in your experiment. I know, personally, that a quarter mile of rope has several dozens of feet worth of slack in it and that no matter how tight you draw it, you can never get it parallel to the ground across the entire length. We used half inch rebar to secure the rope, not sticks.
When you say that you pulled twine, and I'm assuming 3-ply jute twine, taut to a point where it was parallel over a quarter mile length and secured with sticks on either end, I know you're full of shit. 3-ply jute has a tensile strength of about 80 lbs. We used double braided nylon rope for EOD work, and that has a tensile strength of 14,500 lbs. And we can't pull that level to the ground over a quarter mile, no matter how hard we pull it.
I know you're lying John, which is why I asked for the specifics regarding the experiment. Which is why you haven't provided them. If what you say is true, then tell me what kind of twine you used and what diameter/length sticks. I know you won't, but I'm giving you a chance to prove that you aren't a liar.
To anyone else reading this, what Mr. Davis is doing in this thread is classical behavior for him. Notice that he
never makes a stand on a point. He
never makes a technical assertion that can be independently verified. When pressed, all he ever does is evade or ignore. At best, you'll get him upset and he'll mock the role of a wounded gentleman.
John, this conversation we're having is why you can't move this crap forward. If you can't make a stand, while its true you'll never lose, but you sure as hell will never win.