In a message dated 9/9/2004 12:03:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, daflory_at_speakeasy.net writes: > > So all the Olympians, international and national slalom champs, > > flatwater K1 > > racers, surfing worlds champs, their trainers, etc., are in a make > > believe > > cult world and have been fooling themselves for years? > > I'm speaking here not to be contentious but to espouse open mindedness. > In reply to the above, _possibly_, yes. History is chock full of > examples where all the experts were dead wrong. A very few choice > examples were those who thought the world was flat, that illness was > caused by demons and "humors" not ridiculous tiny animals that were too > small to see!, people would not be able to breathe in a vehicle which > went over 60 mph, and man has 48 chromosomes (the latter is what they > taught me at Harvard in 1959. In 1960 _I_ was counting chromosomes and > confirming that there are normally only 46.) My experience has been > that generally accepted truth often isn't. Sometimes it _is_, but I try > not to assume that without question, in any area. > > Fair winds and happy bytes, Dave Flory > -- > Speak softly, study Aikido, & you won't need to carry a big stick! > Marine mammal, dog & Bengal cat pictures _at_ > <http://homepage.mac.com/dflory> > By the way, I didn't pose the question to naturally assume that the experts were indeed infallible. That's why records get broken; ok, steroids too, but there are some who play by the rules. But, I digress. I can shift comfortably from an (obviously) unfeathered GP to a Lendal crank. I prefer the Lendal, but the GP has its appeal, too. There is room in this wet world of paddling to challenge authori-tah and try to make it better, at least, or most, for yourself. However, I would suggest that if those who are breaking records, surfing hellacious waves, are using interesting equipment or techniques, one might consider putting them on the short list of possible options. Rob G *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 09 2004 - 19:30:33 PDT
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