Originally Posted by
Koyote
Side note, but this is one of the reasons why I left the P&R subforum, where my area of expertise often pops up. I would feel compelled to rebut nonsense, but it was almost always futile. When people's understanding of a subject is so low that they are embracing mythology, it's difficult to engage them with logic and evidence.
I have exactly the same issue here and even more so on car forums. Having a background in engineering and vehicle dynamics can be pretty frustrating at times. But when I read something that is clear nonsense I can’t help but comment for the sake of anyone else who might actually believe it. Then you get told you are rude for even questioning the nonsense. There are a lot of armchair engineers around here that simply don’t want to listen.